Tech
FBI's new CIO details plans for upcoming projects
Zalmai Azmi steps in to oversee IT at the bureau just as House lawmakers call for an investigation of a recently delivered computer systems modernization project.
Management
OMB backs congressional effort to review programs
An Office of Management and Budget official offers qualified support for base-closing style legislation aimed at killing poor-performing programs.
Management
VA offers plan to close hospitals, build clinics
VA Secretary Anthony Principi seeks billions of dollars for construction of outpatient facilities.
Pay & Benefits
Mixed Messages?
Administration officials praise federal employees, but union officials say actions speak louder than words.
Defense
Administration to request $25 billion military supplemental
GOP leaders predict strong support for a stopgap spending measure to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense
Military unlikely to win environmental exemption
A House subcommittee chairman says he has no plans to move a measure exempting Defense agencies from environmental laws this year.
Management
House committee advances DHS financial accountability bill
Measure would require the creation of a chief financial officer at the Homeland Security Department.
Defense
House panel votes for two-year delay of base closings
One lawmaker warns, however, that pushing back the schedule could result in a more aggressive round of closures.
Defense
Lawmakers lash out at security clearance backlog
House lawmakers demand action to reduce backlog of 188,000 contractor clearance requests at the Pentagon.
Defense
House weighs homeland security management shakeup
House lawmakers question the Homeland Security Department’s deputy secretary on everything from management challenges to a lack of communication.
Defense
Following the money on Iraq, homeland security not easy
The Bush administration has a great deal of discretion in spending war funds, and "homeland security" remains ill-defined.
Management
Leading vs. Managing
There's a big difference between the two, readers said in their reactions to last week's column.
Defense
New attack plane faces cuts as defense bill takes shape
The F/A-22 could face $300 million in cuts to help pay for an increase in troop strength.
Defense
Senate intelligence panel approves authorization bill
Measure includes a series of proposals to restructure intelligence agencies and operations.
Defense
Democrats propose plan to boost biological defenses
Arguing that the Bush administration's Project Bioshield doesn't go far enough, they seek to speed development of drugs that counter biological agents.
Management
Coast Guard weighs changes to multibillion-dollar modernization deal
The service struggles to keep pace with homeland security demands.
Defense
U.S. wants to place immigration inspectors at foreign airports
The Homeland Security Department will put inspection teams at foreign airports to identify possible terrorists and immigration violators before they board planes coming to the United States.
News
Lawmaker urges caution in regulating purchase cards
There is fine line between controlling the use of government purchase cards and excessive oversight of the program, the head of the House Government Reform committee said Tuesday.
Defense