Defense

Hill probes into destruction of CIA tapes expand and multiply

Senate Intelligence Committee chair plans to call agency's inspector general and top lawyer to testify next week.

Oversight

In switch, Senate to move first on omnibus spending bill

Measure would fund 15 Cabinet agencies and provide interim financing for the Pentagon and other emergency needs.

Oversight

Agencies put regulatory plans online

New unified agenda is designed to increase transparency, save money.

Defense

Industry experts see market growth for ID cards, prisons

Participants at the conference expect the federal government to continue turning to the private sector to meet homeland security needs.

Oversight

House GOP leader may accept some additional spending in budget

Emergency funds, such as as $3 billion for border security, could be added to omnibus spending bill.

Defense

'We're all at risk' of attack, cyber chief says

Homeland Security official urges private industry and government cooperation to make cybersecurity a priority.

Oversight

Intelligence agencies to launch common performance appraisal system

Employees across 16 agencies will be rated on a standard set of criteria starting with the fiscal 2009 appraisal cycle.

Oversight

Regulators order stricter screening for access to radioactive materials

Personnel will undergo fingerprinting and background checks.

Oversight

Congress back to drawing board on massive spending bill

A White House veto threat this weekend scotched chances for a deal.

Oversight

Seeing the Election From Abroad

A combination of historic appreciation, current disappointment, and hope for the future have foreigners watching the 2008 election.

Oversight

Justice details grants to help victims of ID theft

Program is intended to expand existing services and strengthen law-enforcement response.

Oversight

Intelligence contract recompete could be lucrative for several firms

New report indicates that the ICE2 follow-on could be a multiple award worth up to $2.25 billion.

Oversight

Critics say problems at State IG's office will persist

The organization's budget had fallen in real terms by about 6 percent since 2001, even as State's overall budget grew by 50 percent.

Oversight

House Dems accuse White House of censoring federal scientists

Top officials said to exert unusual control over public statements of federal scientists on climate change issues.

Oversight

EEOC commissioner pushes hiring of people with disabilities

Such employees represent less than 1 percent of the federal workforce, and less than 0.5 percent of positions above GS-15.

Oversight

Government operations bills may be postponed until 2008

FISA overhaul remains a possibility to pass before recess.

Defense

House Democrats toughen omnibus' Pentagon provisions

Overall, the bill totals well over $500 billion and covers 15 Cabinet agencies for the fiscal year.

Defense

Democrats seek probe into destruction of CIA videotapes

CIA director told agency employees that the tapes were made in 2002 and destroyed in 2005.

Defense

War funding measure likely to move without strings

Move is major reversal for Democrats, demonstrating how far they are willing to go to secure a budget deal.

Oversight

Oversight committee asks OSC's Bloch to explain deleted files

OPM inspector general has sought the files for its two and a half year-old probe.