Tech

Bush seeks nearly $60 billion in new IT spending

President Bush will ask Congress for $59 billion in new information technology spending when he submits his 2004 budget proposal next month, $6 billion more than last year's request.

Defense

Fired Los Alamos investigators rehired

Defense

New budget gamble

The Bush administration's defense budget is based on the premise that it is better to risk having too few aircraft and ships today in order to free up money to buy new ones for tomorrow.

Defense

Ridge vows to set performance targets for Homeland Security

Tom Ridge, President Bush’s choice to head the Homeland Security Department, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Friday that he would hold the agency to strict performance targets.

Defense

Senator seeks ban on Defense, Homeland Security data mining

Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., said Thursday he would introduce legislation to halt funding for controversial data mining projects at the Defense and Homeland Security departments.

Defense

Progress in public health tempered by shortfalls

Defense

TSA awards human resources contract to California agency

The unlikely winner of a $550 million federal recruitment contract is a California government agency.