Management

Army seeks waiver from '50-50' law on contracting repair work

The unrelenting pace of operations in Iraq is forcing the Army to request an exemption from a federal law limiting the amount of equipment repair work that can be contracted out.

Defense

Agencies urged to set homeland security standards

Randall Yim of the General Accounting Office is stepping outside the agency's traditional realm to push a policy of requiring agencies to set standards for homeland security.