Defense
Senator urges recess appointments for key Pentagon posts
The nominations of Gordon England to be deputy Defense secretary and Eric Edelman to be undersecretary for policy are in limbo.
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DHS touts success of anti-gang operation
As many as 950 of those arrested are eligible for deportation, officials say.
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NMCI poll shows slight increase in user satisfaction
User satisfaction uptick in some Navy organizations allows EDS to earn first incentive payments.
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Rice proposes State Department reorganization
Plan would merge two offices to create new Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.
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Bill's language reflects state's effort to woo base closing panel
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., tried to insert language in a spending bill that would have reopened a Montana airfield, shut down in 1996.
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Judge calls on DHS, Justice to improve legal proceedings for noncitizens
Poor records, swamped courts, little representation hamper due process, jurist tells conference.
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More DHS overhaul details revealed
Secretary Michael Chertoff plans to eliminate a layer of bureaucracy.
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Bid protest slows Pentagon’s electronic travel program
A revised solicitation, to be released in August, could include fixed prices due to GAO ruling.
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Homeland security spending measure stalls in conference
Legislators hung up on funding disparities in the House and Senate bills.
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Panel seeks quick confirmation of Pentagon nominees
Nominees include two high-level Air Force positions.
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Intelligence community grapples with ‘daunting challenges’
Deputy national intelligence director says agencies must morph into a nonhierarchical network in order to counter decentralized terrorist organizations.
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Lawmakers rip Pentagon plan to relocate civilian employees
House panel questions why employees at Defense facilities need security standards more stringent than those for other federal workers.
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Senator moves to rescue Coast Guard acquisition initiative
House appropriators cut $466 million from President Bush's request of $966 million for the Deepwater program.
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Defense bill delay could alter plans to fight base closures
Amendment to put off BRAC might not come up for debate until after independent commission has completed its work.
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Investigation finds flaws in DHS export controls
Customs and Border Protection bureau says it is making changes to improve enforcement.
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Program on border surveillance faces reconfiguration
DHS secretary mum on details about pending changes to America's Shield Initiative.
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Money for transit protection redirected, official says
Only $20 million spent on transit security in fiscal 2004.
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SES system may pave way for performance-based pay
Shift to pay-for-performance in senior ranks spurs curiosity at lower levels, say panelists at Excellence in Government conference.
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GAO: Defense Department management weaknesses persist
Four years and $318 million in spending by the Pentagon was not enough to establish a strong enterprise architecture.
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