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Mayors, lawmakers press for more urban security funds
House and Senate homeland security panel chairs will meet Thursday to find common ground on bill to overhaul grants formula.
Defense
GAO advises against spending on F-22 fighter jets
Report says Air Force hasn’t met several conditions for a multiyear procurement, including an expectation of significant savings.
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House passes $427.4 billion Defense spending bill
Measure contains 2.2 percent military pay raise, less than the 2.7 percent slated for civilian federal employees in a separate bill.
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House blocks Pentagon labor relations system funding
Provision’s sponsors say they were responding to a February court ruling enjoining the system.
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Bid to block funds for Defense Travel System fails
The Pentagon's end-to-end booking system escaped a House member’s attempt to shut it down, but a Senate vote looms.
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Hearings to precede immigration bill conference negotiations
Move likely to delay passage of bill until after the August recess.
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Finalists for 2006 public service medals lauded
Employees serve as an inspiration to a new generation of public servants, senator says.
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Report: Air security still trumps mass transit protections
Members of House panel also criticize TSA for failing to coordinate adequately with state and local officials.
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VA spends more than $14 million handling data breach
Millions in reprogrammed funds have paid for call center and mass mailing.
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Senators urge better system to enforce immigration laws
Number of employers given notices of intent to fine for hiring illegal workers fell from 417 in 1999 to three by 2004, GAO says.
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DHS: State disaster response plans lacking
Federal officials still need to improve coordination with state and local governments, review finds.
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Forward Observer: Another Seat at the Table
National Guard leader would have benefited from being a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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Data mining helps uncover fraud in disaster relief
GAO used technique to locate FEMA payments that were based on duplicative registration data.
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Two controversial counter-terror programs share parallels
Total Information Awareness successor could be used to enhance NSA domestic eavesdropping program, former officials say.
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FEMA abandons target date for full staffing
New director says he is no longer sure when agency will be near full capacity, cites bureaucracy as a problem.
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Affidavit says Cunningham intervened on limo firm's behalf
Contract was awarded through full and open competition, and alleged letter on company's behalf is nowhere to be found, DHS says.
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Bush signs supplemental spending bill
Measure to provide war, border security, Gulf Coast recovery and avian flu funding also sets discretionary spending cap for fiscal 2007.
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Panel wraps up contentious markup of chemical security bill
The bill would give DHS authority, for the first time, to regulate companies that make, store, process or sell chemicals.
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Senate approves change in future war funding
Measure designed to steer Pentagon away from hefty emergency funding requests; would affect the fiscal 2008 budget.
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