Defense
House shelves naming conferees for homeland bill
House GOP confident work on the spending bill can be completed next week.
Defense
Civil liberties issues arise in Senate intelligence overhaul debate
Privacy and civil protections offered in the bill are called "overkill."
Defense
Emergency responders rap federal incident management system
U.S. moving too fast to tie National Incident Management System implementation to first responder funding, they say.
Management
Military depots may be underestimating depot work contracted out
GAO says services may be using flawed data in attempts to comply with 50-50 law.
Defense
Major defense contractors reap billions in no-bid contracts, report finds
Study shows almost half of all Pentagon contracts since 1998 were awarded without full and open competitions.
Defense
Proposed changes to Pentagon sexual misconduct policy draw mixed reaction
Comprehensive proposal not widely supported by Congressional Women's Caucus, which was expected to spearhead passage of the bill.
Defense
Homeland Security reorganizes border bureaus
To consolidate resources, Air and Marine Operations will move into Customs and Border Protection.
Defense
VA to boost mental-health services for returning troops
More soliders may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and amputation, says Principi.
Defense
House Homeland Security panel won't have say in 9/11 legislation
Committee focuses all its attention on making its case to become a permanent panel.
Defense
Senators accuse Air Force officials of hiding Boeing probe documents
Air Force official said e-mail records were not relevant to Senate Armed Services Committee investigation.
Management
Protest of Iraq security contract denied
Security services firm Dyncorp took issue with controversial $293 million award to British company.
Defense
Back pay snafu leaves 4,000 former INS employees in limbo
Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau inherits $10 million obligation.
Defense