Tech
Report: Air traffic system vulnerable to cyberattacks
GAO says FAA has not met standards for training employees to detect security breaches.
Defense
Pentagon begins review of law on military's domestic role
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says department is examining 1878 Posse Comitatus Act to determine whether revisions are needed.
Defense
Democrats push for outside Katrina panel to investigate agency response
Believing that oversight of the agency response will be lacking, House Democrats are pushing for a 9/11 commission-style inquiry.
Defense
Tech firms land hurricane work as oversight is urged
Roughly $18 million of the $240 million in hurricane-related contracts has gone to technology companies.
Defense
House leader: Keep feds out of disaster response
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said local first responders should remain in charge.
Defense
Subcommittee quickly moves Defense spending bill
$442 billion bill is $7 billion below Pentagon's budget request.
Defense
Coast Guard official fills leadership void in Katrina relief effort
Vice Adm. Thad Allen seeks to cut red tape, reassure local officials.
Defense
FEMA spending slows, agency cites delays in billings
FEMA is still spending about $300 million per day, and funneling billions of dollars to other agencies.
Defense
Homeland Security, HUD offer housing payments to evacuees
Louisiana governor objects to new program, saying it will not help displaced citizens return to her state.
Defense
Panel setting stage for Pentagon budget boost
House Armed Services Committee might use its own in-depth review of U.S. armed forces and security threats as leverage to ask for additional funding.
Defense
Privacy, security experts urge delay of passenger screening system
TSA said it plans to conduct live tests at the end of the year.
Defense
Senate panel OKs grants for first responder communications
Bill would authorize $400 million in state grants to strengthen emergency communications systems next year and increase the amount annually to $1 billion by 2010.
Defense
Agencies swing into action on Hurricane Rita response
Lt. Gen. Robert Clark, commander of the 5th Army, was tapped Thursday to head the military task force for Hurricane Rita.
Defense
Weather Service officials gave dire, accurate warnings before Katrina hit
Lawmakers heaped praise on the National Weather Service during the hearing, saying the agency performed exceptionally well.
Defense
Lawmaker seeks clarification of military's 'broader role' in disasters
House Armed Services chair wants to know if President Bush supports revising Posse Comitatus law.
Defense
DoD employees barred from testifying about terrorist data-mining effort
Military intelligence unit destroyed information linking hijackers to convicted terrorists before sharing it with federal law enforcement agencies.
Defense