Tech
Bush's cybersecurity budget proposal concerns tech industry
Overall, the president proposed a 1.1 percent IT spending decrease for DHS and a 2.1 percent IT spending increase for the Defense Department.
Defense
FEMA on hiring binge to fill out staff
Officials hope to find as many as 50 employees at a job fair Thursday; many of the available positions are in contracting.
Defense
Report: Agencies fail to track disabled reservists' complaints
No single agency has a comprehensive view of complaints filed about violations of a re-employment law, GAO says.
Defense
Lawmakers keep eye on communications grant program
Funding would help state and local agencies address communications interoperability, a problem that has not been solved since the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Defense
Army draws up $11 billion wish list to meet unfunded needs
List includes aircraft survivability equipment and more money to buy night-vision devices and to fix the service's truck fleet.
Defense
GAO: More information going into urban security grant decisions
Applicants must provide more details on the reason for their requests; more intelligence reports are being considered.
Defense
Measure seeks to permanently correct military pay inequity
New bill would allow untaxed combat pay to count as income for tax credits.
Defense
Lawmakers blast DHS officials for slow response to data requests
Under executive order, managers’ job performance will be judged in part on timeliness of answers to congressional queries.
Defense
Key lawmaker calls Homeland Security budget request 'inadequate'
Appropriator says he is not confident the budget would address priorities including modernizing Coast Guard vessels.
Tech
Push for standard federal worker IDs faces challenges
By late October 2008, all employees and contractors must have IDs that meet a new standard.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize handling of DHS contracts
Members of House panel explore ballooning costs of Coast Guard modernization project and oversight issues with border initiative.
Defense
Officials admit private security firm was hired under Iraq logistics contract
Lawmakers question visibility of tiered subcontracting; Republicans assail hearing as inappropriate.
Defense
Auditor cites progress resolving flaws in Biowatch program
House Homeland Security Committee still plans to revisit the program this year.
Defense
Lawmaker wants Justice to probe border-shooting charges
House Homeland Security panel may review whether the Border Patrol had enough personnel and managers on duty.
Defense
Army trims and stretches future combat program
Officials say they had to balance immediate needs with future goals, but stress commitment to modernization.
Defense
Defense officials share concerns on readiness of U.S.-based forces
Officials assure lawmakers the ongoing congressional debate over the Iraq war will not harm troop morale.
Defense
Federal Protective Service may cut hundreds of jobs
Positions, including immigration enforcement agent slots, could open up elsewhere within Homeland Security Department.
Defense
TSA chief defends rail, mass transit security measures
Democrats skewered TSA for failing to produce the comprehensive rail mass transit security plan mandated by a 2003 White House executive order.
Defense
Dems blast U.S. officials for wasting billions in Iraqi money
Coalition Provisional Authority did not track funds after dispersal to Iraqi ministries.
Defense