Defense
GAO finds poor management puts Army program at risk
Costs for Future Combat Systems program -- initially estimated at $92 billion -- could reach $200 billion.
Defense
Hong Kong firm's cargo screening deal questioned
Container-scanning contract being awarded on a no-bid basis should be receiving more attention, former Homeland Security IG says.
Defense
Justice official to launch privacy panel
Department’s first chief privacy officer says her primary responsibility is protecting Americans’ freedom.
Defense
University denied federal funds to replace hospitals damaged by Katrina
FEMA is only permitted to pay for repairs, but in some cases, starting over from scratch could be a better investment.
Defense
Forward Observer: Rumsfeld's Potted Plants
Critics say military chiefs are failing to speak their minds on issues including troop levels, despite a 1986 law encouraging them to do so.
Defense
DHS moves to deploy transportation ID cards
House committee's port security bill would require TSA to begin issuing cards by June 2007.
Defense
House panel probes Defense bills for taint of scandal
Committee is looking at three Defense authorization bills to ensure Cunningham didn’t exercise improper influence.
Tech
Management flaws cited for failed DHS contract
Cost to complete the financial integration project will be in the $150 million to $200 million range, official tells lawmakers.
Defense
Vacancies at the top put FEMA's funding in jeopardy
Acting director says agency will have a permanent leader, and close to 95 percent staffing level, by June.
Defense
Defense agency's effort to secure Soviet pathogens grows
Goal is to create disease surveillance network in former Soviet republics.
Defense
Committee seeks changes in color-coded alert system
Bill approved by House panel Wednesday also would overhaul DHS intelligence operations.
Defense
House panel to seek changes in Pentagon procurement
Previous attempts at reform, lawmakers say, have not stemmed rising costs and schedule delays.
Defense
Probe raises doubts over focus of DHS agency's investigations
ICE puts only 15 percent of resources toward cases with security or terrorism connections, GAO says in report disputed by the agency.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize Navy plans to shrink submarine fleet
House members question the security and workforce implications of a plan to reduce the fleet to as few as 40 boats.
Defense
White House, Congress urged to step up efforts to prevent nuclear attack
Bush should speed up timetable for securing materials that could be used for nuclear weapons, Congress must provide resources, observers say.
Defense
Travel group seeks details on airline screening
Group looks for more information on unspoken TSA policy allowing people into secure areas of airports without government-issued IDs.
Defense
Panel approves major immigration reform bill
If approved by the full Senate, measure must be resolved with a House-passed bill that is devoted mainly to beefed-up border security.
Defense
Navy intranet contractor receives three-year extension
The extension, worth $3.1 billion, strengthens incentives for meeting project deadlines.
Defense
Investigators expose lax security for radioactive material
Homeland Security bureau has had trouble getting port operators to install monitors; about 40 percent of seaports have them.
Defense