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Pentagon procurement chief headed to GSA
Deidre Lee will join agency’s new Federal Acquisition Service.
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Labor Department announces BRAC assistance grants
More than $28 million will go to communities affected by the Pentagon's current base closure and realignment round.
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GAO: Little progress on security clearance backlog
Congress and White House call attention to failed reform but vow to try again.
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Report: Interior stretched thin in protecting monuments
Report from congressional auditors outlines budget issues similar to those raised by fired Park Police chief 18 months ago.
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Yucca Mountain e-mail author denies allegations
Employee tells lawmakers references to falsified data were misinterpreted.
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TSA says more money needed for airline security program
Agency has missed many deadlines for its Secure Flight program.
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Bush moves to overhaul intelligence community
President accepts almost all recommendations of reform commission amid mounting criticism of mismanagement and failures within intelligence agencies.
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Republicans mull options on filling VA budget shortfall
Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson told House and Senate lawmakers Tuesday that the agency would have enough money through internal accounting moves to cover gaps in funding this year.
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Overseas basing panel concerned about pace of relocations
At issue is whether the Pentagon can work quickly enough to prepare housing and training sites for the influx of troops, and whether the military has adequate air and sea lift to transport soldiers to foreign hot spots.
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Adjutants general take aim at Air Force consolidation plan
Officials argue that removing transport and fighter planes from Air Guard bases and consolidating them would hurt recruiting and retention.
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Panel cites security gaps, creeping complacency
Former government officials outline obstacles to improving national security.
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Marshals Service director leaving agency
During his time as head of the Marshals Service, Benigno Reyna’s agency was criticized for lax protection of the judiciary.
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Pentagon inspector general interviewing ex-acquisitions chief
Sen. John Warner, R-Va., contacted former Pentagon acquisition chief Edward (Pete) Aldridge and urged him to talk to the IG.
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DHS management directives spark union outrage
Directives outline discipline, official responsibility and labor relations in the new Homeland Security personnel system.
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