Defense
Report: DHS slow to enact border security recommendations
Implementation of security plans and privacy impact assessments are among neglected suggestions, GAO says.
Defense
HHS awards contract for radiation countermeasures
Under $21.9 million agreement, company will deliver 450,000 doses of drugs to combat exposure to radiological materials.
Defense
Security agency whistleblowers seek stronger protections
Lawmakers call for new legislation to protect employees and contractors not covered under a 1989 act.
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Air Force drafts new plane contract to meet Hill demands
Agreement changes existing cargo plane contract to make it more transparent, requiring the military to report cost and price information.
Defense
Investigators detail fraud, waste in FEMA disaster assistance
Agency is no better prepared today for a large-scale disaster than it was last summer, DHS inspector general says.
Defense
Chertoff announces major changes for FEMA
Measures will include hiring as many as 1,500 full-time employees to help in disaster relief.
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Ex-FEMA head says White House warned about flooding
Michael Brown also says he was frustrated by Homeland Security Department bureaucracy and focus on terrorist threats.
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DHS runs drill to test readiness for online attack
Observers call exercise an important step, say it was more extensive than past incident-response drills.
Defense
Pentagon shares some lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina
Faster damage assessments, unified command and control structure to coordinate multiple agencies’ efforts, are needed, Defense officials say.
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Fight over Pentagon proposal to raise health care fees begins
Plan to raise enrollment fees and deductibles on a sliding scale based on rank at retirement would save $11 billion over the next five years.
Defense
Senators decry slow progress on passenger screening projects
Transportation Security Administration director says comprehensive audit would be necessary to review one system, further delaying it.
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Pentagon backs dual leaders in domestic crises
Placing a single person in charge of active-duty and Guard forces is not a good idea in such situations, Defense official says.
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Pentagon to finish personnel system tweaks Friday
Working group is nearly done simplifying performance management system.
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Iraq reconstruction funds may run out before projects finished
The less than $3 billion left is not enough to complete 87 water and 125 electric projects, inspector general says.
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Navy sets shipbuilding goals requiring big funding boost
Plan submitted to lawmakers would increase fleet, which is the smallest it has been since just before World War I, by 30 ships in five years.
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McCain rebukes Pentagon for emergency funding requests
Annual practice of submitting supplemental requests is "unacceptable and it's got to stop," senator tells Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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DHS expects companies will have to verify workers’ immigration status
Department requests funding boost for Citizenship and Immigration Services in anticipation of new requirement.
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Pentagon’s business transformation effort moves forward
Agency created to bring Defense modernization programs under one roof unveils organizational structure and first budget request.
Defense
Defense budget continues to climb
Technology transformation programs fare well, while some poor-performing or low priority items are recommended for reductions.
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