Defense
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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Homeland Security begins training managers on new personnel system
More than 12,000 managers will attend sessions between now and October.
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New DHS policy shop will tackle border security, illegal immigration
Critics say proposed reorganization misses the mark when it comes to securing borders and stemming the flow of illegal aliens.
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Veto threat raised against any attempts to delay BRAC
White House issues warning shot to opponents of base closures.
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Turf wars likely to erupt over DHS reorganization proposal
House and Senate committee chairmen have been fighting to retain jurisdiction ever since the debate over the department's creation in 2002.
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Illinois sues to block proposal to move jets
State officials strike first blow against BRAC recommendations.
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Senate votes to give military health care to Guard, Reserves
House lawmakers stripped similar language from its version of the bill.
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Senate unanimously increases funding for vehicle armor
Bill would boost vehicle armor funding by $445 million.
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Senate kicks off Defense authorization bill debate
A coalition of senators may mount one last campaign to stop the BRAC process.
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Panel questions Air Force on changes in Guard, Reserves
Lawmakers questioned whether the Defense Department has the authority to alter the state-run units targeted in the latest BRAC round.
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DHS policy shop may reshape agency priorities
Assistant secretary nominee served with WMD panel and in NSA position.
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Threat interpretation may be biggest barrier to warding off attacks
Reorganizing intelligence agencies and beefing up their budgets not enough, critics say.
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