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
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