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.
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
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