Defense
Converted military jobs could go to contractors
Contractors could end up with some of the 320,000 military jobs Defense Department officials seek to switch to civilian positions, a top Pentagon official said Tuesday.
Defense
Border agency merger already paying dividends, official says
The merger of four federal border agencies into the new Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has already tightened security along the U.S. border, an official guiding the reorganization said Wednesday.
Defense
Senate panel takes its turn at Pentagon personnel overhaul
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee stepped into the fray Tuesday over plans to overhaul the Pentagon's management of some 730,000 civilian employees.
Defense