Defense
9/11 commissioners cite continued gaps in transportation security
Nearly three years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, panel says the federal government still lacks strategic plans for infrastructure protection.
Defense
Pentagon’s management of space personnel inadequate, says GAO
Report says increased reliance on space-based technology requires a results-oriented plan.
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GAO: Pentagon lacks management plan for protecting personnel, installations
Government auditors found that Defense’s most recent report on installation protection needs more detail and tangible goals.
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Officials, lawmakers at odds over how to eliminate security clearance backlog
Lawmakers want to provide more security clearance investigators, but they are frustrated by a lack of transparency and restrictive agency policies.
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Experts weigh Goss’ ability to manage CIA bureaucracy
New CIA chief will take over agency just as intelligence community begins transformation.
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Pentagon official, House Dems spar over terrorism report
Democrats criticized the administration and congressional leaders for not moving quickly enough on the commission's recommendations.
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9/11 commissioners worry federal reforms might not stick
Strong congressional oversight seen as the key ingredient to force agencies to change.
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Overhaul of intelligence operations mulled by lawmakers
One congressman charges federal bureaucracy with intentionally derailing efforts to enact reforms.
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Lawmaker warns of changing Pentagon intelligence role
Handing control of strategic assets to the new intelligence director may not be wise, according to House Armed Services Chairman Duncan Hunter.
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Bush taps House intelligence chairman to serve as CIA director
Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fla., also served in the agency's Clandestine Service in the 1960s.
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Official: Terrorist threat center big enough for all personnel
CIA official had said at hearing that the new TTIC, which includes CIA, FBI, DHS and Secret Service, may not have enough room.
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