Defense
Unions object to Pentagon labor-management proposal
A Defense Department memorandum aimed at kicking off discussions about the pending National Security Personnel System is prompting angry denunciations from labor union officials.
Defense
Pentagon scraps plan for online voting in 2004 elections
The Pentagon has canceled plans to allow military personnel to vote online in the November 2004 presidential elections, a Defense Department spokeswoman confirmed Thursday.
Defense
Homeland security officials questioned over ricin intelligence
Lawmakers raised concerns Wednesday about the failure of officials at the Terrorist Threat Integration Center to warn Congress and other government agencies about the potential threat of a bioterrorism attack using the toxin ricin.
Defense
Bush budget adds hundreds of immigration enforcement jobs
Hundreds of new immigration enforcement jobs, including 236 personnel to find aliens that have defied final deportation orders, would be created under President Bush’s fiscal 2005 budget proposal.
Defense