Under new budget process, Defense to focus on financial management

• Amelia Gruber
• May 27, 2003

Tilting at the Pentagon

Bulldog legislator Henry Waxman, D-Calif., is taking on a new target: the Defense Department.

• George C. Wilson
• May 27, 2003

Lawmakers wary of new terrorist threat center

• Maureen Sirhal
• May 23, 2003

House backs new Defense personnel system; Senate defers

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• May 23, 2003

Pentagon approves Air Force plan to lease Boeing tankers

• Congress Daily
• May 23, 2003

White House threatens veto of defense bill over limits on base closures

• George Cahlink
• May 23, 2003

Panel presses Ridge on cybersecurity, information analysis

• William New
• May 22, 2003

House GOP blocks effort to scale back Defense personnel overhaul

House Republicans this week blocked Democrats’ efforts to rein in a proposal to let the Defense Department overhaul its civilian personnel system.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• May 22, 2003

Senate vote nixes Defense environmental exemptions

• Congress Daily
• May 22, 2003

Decision on homeland security centers draws interest on Hill

• William New
• May 21, 2003

Hundreds of companies turn out seeking Iraq subcontracts

• Shane Harris
• May 21, 2003

Senators vote to limit contract bundling at Pentagon

• Matthew Weinstock
• May 21, 2003

OMB sets new targets for management agenda

In a major shift in how the White House is pursuing its government reform effort, Bush administration officials have set a deadline of July 1, 2004, for agencies to meet new performance targets.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• May 21, 2003

Homeland Security to create regional offices

• William New
• May 20, 2003

Senators offer plan to cover reservists' healthcare costs

• Julie Rovner
• May 20, 2003

Pentagon agency defends anti-terror data mining initiative

• Shane Harris
• May 20, 2003

AID plans to contract out oversight of Iraq contracts

The Agency for International Development plans to use outside firms, rather than its own employees, to provide oversight of huge Iraq reconstruction contracts.

• Shane Harris
• May 20, 2003

Waging peace

It's time to create a new cadre of executives who are trained in managing the transition from war to peace.

• Chris Seiple
• May 20, 2003

Bioterrorism experts call for unified anthrax response plan

• Matthew Weinstock
• May 19, 2003

Small businesses win billions more in Defense contracts

• National Journal
• May 19, 2003