Defense

House, Senate committee chiefs urge slow approach to personnel overhaul

Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Tom Davis want to review new personnel system before it is deployed governmentwide.

Defense

ICE tightens oversight of air marshals

Supporters say special advisory board is needed to address issues that FAMS director has been unable to resolve.

Defense

Nuclear agency withholds more than $5 million from Los Alamos operator

NNSA levies an historic fine on the University of California for mismanagement at nuclear laboratory.

Defense

Defense budget cuts compel military transformation

Amidst a protracted guerrilla campaign in Iraq and ballooning budget deficits, it seems that, like it or not, the services are about to see the light of transformation.

Defense

Report outlines options for protecting planes from laser weapons

Congressional Research Service says aircraft downing by laser is ‘highly unlikely.’

Defense

Bush administration plan to reform civil service draws union ire

The General Schedule overhaul is part of the president's fiscal 2006 budget proposal due to be released on Feb. 7.

Defense

Boeing critic under consideration for top acquisition post

Ken Krieg is considered a key adviser in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's inner circle.

Defense

Resignations leave void in top Homeland Security management ranks

An exodus of senior managers raises concerns that critical projects will be delayed and institutional knowledge lost.

Defense

DHS personnel system unveiled

Unions to file lawsuit asking court to halt implementation of the new system.

Defense

Former FBI officials decry bureau management

Whistleblowers say bureau is plagued with mismanagement that hampers national security and counterterrorism investigations.

Defense

Rumsfeld trip before budget release sparks questions

Proposed budget cuts in major weapons systems could draw tough questions from lawmakers.

Defense

Law could cut security clearance backlog by September, House chair says

Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., calls for action on "huge problem" that has “cost the government likely hundreds of millions of dollars.”

Defense

House chairman backs Defense intelligence unit

Says Pentagon efforts to beef up human intelligence gathering "will save American lives."

Defense

Panel investigates military family TRICARE complaints

Families claim revamped health care system fails to adequately cover special-needs children.

Defense

Key Homeland Security official resigns

Asa Hutchinson is expected to leave his post on March 1.

Defense

Homeland Security nominee seeks to bring allies to department

A look at some of the people Michael Chertoff might seek to bring on as his top deputies.