Defense
Civil liberties group unveils documents on Pentagon surveillance
Group calls upon Congress to investigate surveillance activities.
Defense
Travelers' ID program on fast track despite Hill concerns
Department officials plan to implement rule faster than is required by legislative language signed into law last month.
Defense
Transportation sector lags in joining infrastructure protection effort
Some industries formed councils as early as 2002 to better coordinate security efforts with the government
Defense
Massachusetts Dem seeks defense oversight subpanel chairmanship
Prospective leader proposes focusing on force protection, military readiness, Pentagon funding priorities and contracting abuses.
Defense
Federal information-sharing plan may face hurdles
Proposal would give state and local law enforcement a more direct role in exchanging information.
Defense
Travel groups say U.S. visitors report unfriendly reception
DHS spokesman says study attributing a decline in visitors in part to the way they're treated by government officials at airports is “flawed and self-serving.”
Defense
DHS chief says foreign courts inhibit U.S. security efforts
International judicial activism could affect the U.S. government's use of the PATRIOT Act or "force" the United States to afford legal rights to illegal aliens, Michael Chertoff says.
Defense
IG: Federal Protective Service slow to pay contractors
Inadequate oversight has contributed to payment for services not received, and has placed employees and facilities at risk, report states.
Defense
Panel votes to extend Iraq reconstruction oversight office
Without the measure, which the full Senate has also passed as an add-on to a spending bill, the office is scheduled to close in October 2007.
Defense
DHS continues to integrate IT contracting processes
Department spends as much as $6 billion annually on technology acquisitions alone.
Defense
Task force advocates innovation focus in military
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says long-term goal should be not just combating terrorism but leading in science by investing in national security advances.
Management
Army Corps nixes public-private contest for 2,000 jobs
Agency will reorganize employees into a “high-performing organization” and pledges the process won’t involve layoffs.
Defense
Military services questioned over financial management
Service officials acknowledge more work is needed, but tout attempts to transform their business offices over the last year.
Defense
Senators take aim at Defense Travel System’s reservation tool
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., threatens to hold up next year’s Pentagon spending bill if issues with the travel system are not resolved.
Defense
Key House Democrat lambastes Iraq policy
Lack of a plan for post-combat occupancy and failure to deploy an adequate number of troops are among many flaws cited.
Tech
Legislators demand cost estimate for border program
Manager says DHS will give lawmakers a report Dec. 4 laying out the initiative's costs, schedule and deployments.
Defense
Senate panel leader weighs Iraq options as general opposes deadlines
Armed Services panel chairman urges colleagues to "carefully study" the findings of the independent and bipartisan Iraq Study Group, as well as conclusions from a military-led review of Iraq.
Tech
Inspector general outlines flaws in border security plan
Initiative is vulnerable to changing schedule and cost estimates, Homeland Security IG says.
Defense
Homeland Security chief touts progress filling senior positions
FEMA is at its highest staffing level this year, but is still falling short of meeting its hiring goals.
Defense