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