Defense
Air Force tanker lease deal approved at lower price
Bill would direct the Pentagon to establish an independent panel to ensure the Air Force strikes a good deal.
Management
Safety concerns ground large firefighting air tankers
Probe into three crashes concludes that incomplete maintenance records make it impossible to determine the airworthiness of the fleet of retired military planes.
News
Senate bill would allow private tax collection
Private-sector debt collection companies would have to follow the same rules as federal agents.
Defense
Armed Services chair pushes new 'buy American' provision
Measure would restrict the Pentagon's ability to buy technology from foreign companies whose governments require U.S. firms to assist their defense industries as a condition of purchasing U.S. weapons.
Defense
Two-year base-closing delay could derail process
A proposed delay in the next BRAC round would give states and their lobbyists two more years to fight for their bases.
Defense
Committee expands Coast Guard's law enforcement powers
Coast Guard officers could get the authority to carry firearms while at a waterfront facility, make arrests for felony offenses and seize property.
Defense
TSA to adjust screener staffing levels at airports
Agency needs to reallocate staff based on limit of 45,000 screeners set by Congress.
Defense
House committee backs two-year base-closing delay
Lawmaker says the current climate of conflict in Iraq and the ongoing war on terrorism make it the wrong time to close military installations.
Defense
Union, Democrats demand flight attendant security training
Flight attendants demand the Transportation Security Administration require airlines to provide them with counterterrorism training.
News
Lawmakers consider legislation to close diploma-mill loophole
The goal is to stop the flow of federal dollars into fake degree-granting institutions.
Defense
Homeland security turf battle brews in House
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman says Homeland Security panel is supposed to focus on oversight, not legislation.
Defense
Rumsfeld defends Iraq policies
Joint Chiefs chairman acknowledges that forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are using up equipment faster than anticipated.
Tech
Report: Visitor-tracking program needs better management
US-VISIT effort lacks "rigorous, disciplined management," General Accounting Office concludes.
Management
House panel backs union-supported changes in competitive sourcing
Measure paves the way for a broadening of federal employees' rights to protest outsourcing decisions.
Management
Safety assessments released on four NASA projects
A safety center created in the aftermath of the space shuttle Columbia disaster has released its first assessments on four high-profile National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects.
Defense
House presses for DHS management, procurement overhaul
House chairmen push for organizational change and plan to send a letter calling for a reduction in red tape in procurement processes.
Management