Defense
Defense agency submits blast-proof budget request for White House communications
Proposal includes development of network for president and other top officials that could operate after nuclear blast.
Defense
Pentagon management of multiyear procurements questioned
Defense Department unable to justify savings from using contracts that do not require annual reauthorization, GAO finds.
Oversight
HHS secretary could be held in contempt for withholding information
House committee pressures FDA to release briefing notes on hearing about controversial new drug.
Defense
Pentagon official seeks action on pending fiscal 2008 war supplemental
Delay could hinder the military's ability to operate and sustain its forces.
Oversight
Coalition calls for more Social Security funding and oversight
Groups criticize office closures, Bush funding request.
Defense
Los Alamos National Lab improves information security
GAO needs more data to determine whether security incidents will continue to decline.
Defense
Congressional Budget Office: Military dependence on supplementals climbing
For fiscal 2009, Pentagon has requested $72 billion in emergency spending for new equipment.
Oversight
Size Matters
If each Democratic presidential candidate holds roughly to his or her existing coalition, whose side of the party is bigger?
Oversight
Federal Protective Service woes could threaten building security
Watchdog agency says a lean budget and staff reductions at FPS could mean less secure government facilities.
Defense
Legal pros urge action against security contractors who commit crimes abroad
Panelists note sufficient jurisdiction to prosecute contractors but a lack of political will.
Defense
RAND study says U.S. lacks resources to defeat insurgencies
Report says government needs to invest billions more annually to improve counterinsurgency operations in Middle East.
Oversight
Treasury looking at where rebate checks will go
Department analysis of estimated $112 billion in rebates show largest portion would go to Calif. taxpayers.
Oversight
Bush threatens to veto fiscal 2009 appropriations above set limit
Budget includes holding non-security spending flat, despite inflation.
Oversight
FDA still underfunded, say lawmakers
Despite president’s latest budget boost, some believe it’s not enough for agency to fulfill its mission.
Oversight
Congress, administration gear up for final budget battle
Democrats must deal with the White House if they want to get spending bills signed into law.
Oversight
OMB touts savings from e-gov initiatives
Agencies report shutting down more than 100 systems in governmentwide consolidation.
Defense
Commission defends proposal on state control of troops
Pentagon officials have argued that the recommendation is unconstitutional.
Defense
House Dem wants additional ships, aircraft in spending bills
John Murtha, D-Pa., would boost Navy shipbuilding and buy more F-22s under new budget.
Defense
Real growth in Defense spending nearly over, secretary warns
Fiscal 2009 proposal could become the largest department budget ever.
Defense