Defense

IRS official to head Homeland Security procurement

A senior procurement official with the Internal Revenue Service has been tapped to become procurement chief of the Homeland Security Department, IRS officials said Tuesday.

Management

Nine agencies earn higher management grades

In the third quarter of fiscal 2003, nine federal agencies moved up a notch on the Office of Management and Budget’s “traffic light” system for rating compliance with the president’s five-part management agenda.

Defense

Rule provides liability protection for anti-terror technologies

The Homeland Security Department Friday will publish a proposed rule designed to accelerate the development of anti-terrorism technologies by providing companies protection against lawsuits.