Defense

CDC restructures to better battle bioterror

Reorganization effort also aimed at increasing focus on disease prevention.

Defense

Army requested company’s interrogators for Iraq prison

Interior inspector general will probe details of use of technology contract to hire interrogation services from CACI Inc.

Tech

Homeland Security told to improve IT strategy

Department should limit information technology investments until it finalizes systems integration plan, GAO says.

Defense

Pentagon opens civilian hall of fame

New permanent display honors “heroic bureaucrats.”

Defense

Americans on homeland security: Ready and willing but uninformed

Study highlights communications gap between Homeland Security officials and citizens.

Defense

TSA boosts screener staffing at key airports

Others are slated for modest cuts to keep the agency under a workforce limit mandated by Congress.

Defense

Group of Alaskans sues TSA over screening system

Suit seeks clear guidelines on when the government can collect information about travelers.

Defense

Democrats urge hearings in Abu Ghraib scandal

GOP leaders have argued Congress should exercise its oversight power only if the military's investigation is deemed insufficient.

Defense

FBI intelligence chief quietly beefs up agency's role

Maureen Baginski has the unenviable task of integrating intelligence collection and analysis into every division of the FBI.

Defense

Union calculates next step in battle to organize airport screeners

A recent court ruling opens a new loophole that unions can use to try to organize TSA screeners.

Defense

Missing data not a security threat, Los Alamos says

Missing storage device does not contain nuclear weapons data, officials say.

Defense

Technology contract used to purchase interrogation work

A military task force used an Interior Department procurement unit to buy services using a contract designed for computer purchases.

Tech

FBI lauds watch list but still lacks access

Unified terrorist watch list was completed in March, but law enforcement officials can't use it online yet.

Defense

Bucking White House, House votes to delay base closings

Despite a veto threat, House members refuse to drop amendment mandating a two-year delay in closures.

Defense

House Democrats seek to beef up federal privacy protections

Bill calls for privacy officers within all federal agencies and comprehensive review of laws and regulations.

Defense

House votes to allow troops to be used for border security

But lawmakers reject effort to repeal ban on abortions at overseas military hospitals.

Defense

Simulated attack at Pentagon tests government response capabilities

An exercise involving federal, state and local agencies shows what would happen if a dirty bomb went off at the Pentagon.

Defense

Senate narrowly rejects attempt to delay base closing round

By two votes, senators reject effort to force Pentagon to close overseas bases first.