Defense
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.
Defense
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.
Defense
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.
Defense
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.
Defense
Post-Sept. 11 veterans given edge in federal hiring
OPM rule goes into effect immediately, without waiting for comment period.
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Panel blasts FEMA over new, higher fraud estimate
Agency typically has held its waste and fraud rate to between 1 percent and 3 percent, but Katrina overwhelmed systems, official says.
Defense
Lawmakers seek more precision in TSA’s terrorist watch list
Failure of program to expedite screening for frequent fliers to move past development stage also frustrates legislators.
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Agencies may not meet goal of speeding security clearances
Industry officials predict December deadline could be tough even for swiftest agencies.
Tech
House committee OKs standards for security tools, training
Measure also would require DHS to create a program for transferring to the private sector terrorism and disaster response technology developed with federal funding.
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Panel rejects stricter measures to protect chemical plants
Committee defeats several amendments to bill giving DHS authority to regulate facilities making, processing, storing or selling chemicals.
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Fraudulent Katrina aid may exceed $1 billion
GAO revises its estimate of improper payments in FEMA disaster assistance program upward, to as much as $1.4 billion.
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House panel approves Defense, Labor-HHS spending bills
Full chamber passes $94.5 billion supplemental spending measure for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, border security, hurricane relief and pandemic flu preparedness.
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Chemical industry ready to square off over security bill
Industry says proposed provisions are onerous and duplicative, while environmental and labor groups say they don’t go far enough.
Tech
GAO: FBI case management assets remain missing
Bureau says it has accounted for 800 of 1,200 missing pieces of equipment, but GAO could not verify the claim.
Defense
Legislators want to hear from domestic spying witness
NSA missed a Friday deadline to provide any legal reason subcommittee leaders can’t interview former intelligence officer.
Tech