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Contest to represent DHS workers will begin in May
Unions say upcoming fight over 21,000 Customs and Border Protection employees will not hinder effort to challenge personnel reforms.
Defense
Homeland Security management chief resigns
Janet Hale wins praise from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff for integrating the 22 agencies that formed the department.
Defense
Chertoff wants flexibility in managing chemical plant safety
Homeland Security chief encourages ranking facilities based on risk levels.
Defense
Pentagon to streamline process for buying business systems
Pilot program will be announced in next few months, Defense official says.
Defense
Bird flu screening to be expanded
Tests will be conducted on more than 75,000 birds in 2006, Interior Secretary Gale Norton says.
Defense
Chertoff vows feds won't supersede local responders
Emergency personnel should be trained to respond to non-traditional threats, Homeland Security chief says.
Defense
NSA program broader than previously described
Warrantless eavesdropping involves analyzing far-reaching web of communications data.
Defense
Pentagon seeks to explain rise in sexual assault reports
Officials view increase as sign that new confidentiality policies are working.
Defense
Customs bureau may seek private sector help
With only 80 inspectors to validate cargo security plans for about 10,000 companies, agency is looking for extra support.
Defense
Senator decries agency coordination in Iraq, Afghanistan
Key legislator requests report outlining plans to implement a presidential directive on management of interagency reconstruction, stabilization efforts.
Defense
House panel approves DHS management changes
Members hold off on considering merger of ICE and CBP, stronger protections for homeland security whistleblowers.
Defense
Army overhaul prompts new approach to training
Training cycle has been compressed and exercises have grown more realistic, riskier.
Defense
Lawmakers urge government, industry to partner on emergency communications
Key senator also says government should establish identification standards for all communications officials.
Defense
Panel approves bill establishing nuclear detection office within DHS
Office would coordinate with Defense, FBI, Energy Department and intelligence agencies on a global detection system.
Defense
Defense business agency meets three-quarters of goals
Transformation agency officials say missed milestones were anticipated and will be addressed by the end of the fiscal year.
Defense
British demand better access to fighter jet program
The Pentagon recently decided to make a U.S. company the sole engine developer for the jet, a move feared to drive up costs and cause delays.
Defense
Senator opposes steep hikes in Tricare fees, calls for study
Pentagon officials have proposed boost in one-time enrollment fees and recurring co-pays that would save about $735 million in fiscal 2007.
Defense
GOP senators seek $531 million addition to wartime supplemental bill
Extra money would go toward upgrades for Army’s armored vehicle fleet.
Defense
House lawmakers introduce port security bill
Legislation would provide about $800 million annually for maritime security and set new requirements for DHS.
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