Defense
Union, Democrats demand flight attendant security training
Flight attendants demand the Transportation Security Administration require airlines to provide them with counterterrorism training.
Defense
House committee backs two-year base-closing delay
Lawmaker says the current climate of conflict in Iraq and the ongoing war on terrorism make it the wrong time to close military installations.
Defense
TSA to adjust screener staffing levels at airports
Agency needs to reallocate staff based on limit of 45,000 screeners set by Congress.
Defense
Committee expands Coast Guard's law enforcement powers
Coast Guard officers could get the authority to carry firearms while at a waterfront facility, make arrests for felony offenses and seize property.
Defense
Two-year base-closing delay could derail process
A proposed delay in the next BRAC round would give states and their lobbyists two more years to fight for their bases.
Defense
Armed Services chair pushes new 'buy American' provision
Measure would restrict the Pentagon's ability to buy technology from foreign companies whose governments require U.S. firms to assist their defense industries as a condition of purchasing U.S. weapons.
Tech
Officials address business hurdles to security contracting
They include liability issues, intellectual property protection and the sharing of confidential company information with the government.
Defense
Homeland Security official details distribution of security funds
Protecting borders and transportation systems command much of the department's budget.
Defense
Lawmakers question military, contractor training on war prisoners
House committee wants answers on involvement in Iraq inmate abuses.
Defense
Feds might pay National Guard homeland security costs
The fiscal 2005 defense authorization bill may include a provision that would allow governors to deploy the National Guard for state emergencies and bill the federal government.
Defense
House presses for DHS management, procurement overhaul
House chairmen push for organizational change and plan to send a letter calling for a reduction in red tape in procurement processes.
Defense
DHS remains committed to contested passenger-screening program
Despite public outcry over recent data-sharing flaps, the government plans to issue a directive this summer requiring airlines to turn over passenger records.
Tech
Database firm rejects TSA's pre-screening approach
ChoicePoint CEO Derek Smith says the airline passenger pre-screening system in development is too much like the controversial Terrorism Information Awareness data-mining project.
Defense
Energy Department moves to boost security at nuclear labs
Plan includes the possibility of federalizing security forces and creating a specialized unit to guard facilities.
Defense
Agencies set security plan for high-profile events
An interagency working group grapples with how to handle events ranging from the dedication of the World War II memorial to the national political conventions.
Defense
Air Force tanker controversy prompts changes, probes
Pentagon officials are mulling a decision about whether to proceed with the $23.5 billion plan to acquire 100 Boeing 767 refueling tankers.
Defense
Senate Defense bill likely to follow Bush plan
The bottom line will be close to the $401.7 billion the Bush administration requested, senators say.
Defense
Following the money on Iraq, homeland security not easy
The Bush administration has a great deal of discretion in spending war funds, and "homeland security" remains ill-defined.
Defense