Tech
Chertoff seeks authority to hire policy czar, alter FEMA
DHS secretary plans to implement most of the changes by Oct. 1
Defense
Pentagon officials defend base closure recommendations
BRAC panel questions Defense officials on reasoning behind locations on the list.
Defense
DHS directorate to restructure aviation assets
New organization will have about 250 helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
Defense
House panel votes to give small states FEMA advocate
Newly created position would be designed to work on behalf of a list of a group of states with small populations.
Defense
Biotech officials pan implementation of Project Bioshield
HHS accused of moving too slowly to issue contracts for vaccines and treatments under the program.
Defense
BRAC commission lawyer: States must approve Guard changes
Defense Department plan to strip planes from 23 Air Guard units around the country might be unconstitutional.
Defense
DoD, panel set date to discuss overseas troop relocation
Cost estimates for move as high as $25 billion.
Defense
Lawmakers mull Homeland Security reorganization plan
DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff takes revamp plan to the Hill, but some lawmakers come out swinging with criticisms.
Defense
Cost of moving overseas bases elusive
Army's figure has grown in last several weeks and other services are now devising new cost estimates to relocate their troops.
Defense
Management directorate left intact under DHS overhaul plans
Undersecretary for Management Janet Hale will keep her position.
Defense
Chertoff unveils Homeland Security revamp plan
TSA, ICE and CPB chiefs would report directly to secretary under reorganization.
Defense
DHS reorganization won’t stop implementation of personnel rules
Rules still slated to go into effect Aug. 1; some top-level positions would receive title, pay changes.
Defense
Cybersecurity post elevated under proposed DHS overhaul
Job would become a cabinet-level position.
Defense
Senators attach first responder formula change to spending bill
Lawmakers from "higher-risk" urban areas look to get changes more favorable to them into the conference report.
Defense
Dueling Senate bills target immigration, border security
Bills would revamp visa program, as well as enhance enforcement and border security.
Defense
Subcommittee raps space program costs, delays
Lawmakers concerned that repeated issues with key space programs are sign of larger problems with the Pentagon's weapons-buying practices.
Defense
Pennsylvania, Illinois take legal steps to halt base closures
Governors argue they weren't consulted about potential changes to National Guard units.
Defense
Hawaiian lawmakers urge base-closing commission to forget Pearl Harbor
Initially spared in this base-closure round, the historic Hawaii base is getting a second look from BRAC commissioners.
Defense
Urban, rural divide marks debate over security aid
Plan to revamp the first responder spending formula met with contention.
Defense