Defense
Lawmaker wary of progress in Defense IT transformation
Technology is essential to the United States retaining an edge on the battlefield, witnesses at House hearing say.
Defense
Coast Guard may scrap plans for customized patrol boats
The acquisition of new boats is a key piece of a $24 billion modernization project known as Deepwater.
Defense
Navy works to stall submarine deal with Taiwan
Agency supports deal publicly, but said to have set up barriers to make the submarines economically unattractive to Taiwan.
Defense
Pentagon business systems acquisition overhaul due shortly
Revamp, designed to encourage speedier purchases of such systems, will be announced within the next month.
Defense
Key legislator decries Pentagon budget crunch
House member suggests another base-closure round as one way of remedying the problem.
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Legislators concerned by potential shortfalls in base closure funding
The Army and the Air Force could come up short billions of dollars by the 2011 cutoff for carrying out BRAC recommendations.
Defense
Investigators call cargo security program unreliable
Customs and Border Protection bureau lacks evidence that program targeting high-risk containers is effective, GAO says.
Defense
Navy secretary says shipbuilders need long-term focus
Agency plans to build its fleet by more than 30 ships over the next three decades.
Defense
TSA official says airport security is too predictable
Agency is working on a program to train screeners in behavior recognition techniques.
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.
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Defense agency's effort to secure Soviet pathogens grows
Goal is to create disease surveillance network in former Soviet republics.
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