Defense

Base-closing panel sets first meeting

Base Realignment and Closure Commission will kick off May 3.

Defense

Defense contractors want in on manufacturing tax break

Companies insist Congress intended tax cut enacted last fall to apply to all U.S. manufacturing, including defense contracts.

News

Outside experts emphasize contracting relationships

Private sector advises acquisition panel on the role of soft skills in competition.

Management

An Unlikely Critic

Bush appointee questions personnel reforms.

News

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News

Taxing Advice.

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News

Lighten Up.

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News

Oklahoma City bombing victims remembered ten years later

Vice President Cheney says events of a decade ago are "still deeply etched in our memory."

Defense

Deputy Defense nominee fields questions over shipbuilding, acquisition

Navy Secretary Gordon England vows to fix the department's acquisition mechanism.

Defense

Senate signals unhappiness with war supplementals

Senators approve non-binding resolution urging that war funds be included in regular annual budget submissions.

Management

New NASA chief pledges to keep eye on safety

Michael Griffin says, however, that he would consider shuttle launch without advisory committee’s blessing.

Oversight

Paths to Glory

Both the Republican and Democratic parties have long and difficult roads to follow in trying to come out on top in 2006 Senate races.

Tech

Logistics agency expands telework initiative

More Defense Logistics Agency employees are working away from their offices.

News

Denny's Grand Slam.

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A decade after Oklahoma City, FBI wrestles with demons

With its new focus on counterterrorism, agency seeks to figure out how to thwart attacks before they are carried out.

Management

Dem leader pledges to back contractor wage requirements

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., says Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage provisions protect workers from "unscrupulous contractors."

News

OMB issues guidelines for acquisition workforce training

Letter gives new responsibilities to chief acquisition officers, Federal Acquisition Institute.

Defense

Pentagon to participate in international plague vaccine effort

United States will work with Canada and United Kingdom on project.