Defense
DHS could be overestimating costs of new border agents
High locality pay figures might be driving up anticipated price tag, according to GAO analysis.
Defense
Forward Observer: War Without End?
The Global War on Terror risks turning into an open-ended and pricey commitment in which the United States instigates fights rather than remaining on the defensive.
Defense
Republicans to use authorization markup to mount security offensive
GOP lawmakers criticize Democrats for decreasing missile defense funding over fiscal 2009.
Defense
Coast Guard facility operates entirely on renewable energy
Using methane gas from a city landfill, officials are generating enough electricity and steam to power a shipyard.
Defense
House panel reverses cuts in aircraft programs
Measure overrules Pentagon's decision to kill an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Defense
Seapower chairman to revise cost cap for littoral ships
Mississippi Democrat wants to take government costs out of the $460 million ceiling.
Defense
Panels back larger Army, more funds for special operations
A military pay raise of 3.4 percent, slightly higher than the president's proposal, moves forward.
Defense
War supplemental tops next week’s congressional agenda
Democrats hope to garner enough votes to override possible filibuster of bill.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize management of Kabul embassy security contract
Senators grill State officials on decision to retain guard company, despite repeated complaints about its performance.
Defense
Negotiators sign off on war supplemental compromise
House Democratic leaders expect the full House to take up the conference report next week.
Defense
Panel agrees not to shift Geological Survey work to DHS office
Lawmakers want to curtail or stop the operations of the National Applications Office, a Homeland Security unit.
Defense
Change in Army relocation plans draws fire from appropriators
Lawmakers want the service to compensate Georgia communities for improvements made in anticipation of an influx in troops.
Defense
Senator voices concern over proposed weapons program cuts
Key appropriator says lack of funding could hurt ability to deter enemies.
Defense
House panel extends E-Verify, spends less on earmarks
Appropriators provide Homeland Security about $42.6 billion in discretionary spending for next fiscal year, about 1 percent less than the administration's request.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Plan is unclear on coordination of new counternarcotics technologies
Southwest border strategy offers few details about overlap with existing homeland security programs.
Defense
Spending allocations show boosts for Defense, Transportation
House proposal includes $1.086 trillion in discretionary spending, about $74 billion more than the $1.012 trillion sought for fiscal 2009.
Defense
Lawmaker wants cap on littoral ship costs enforced
Rep. Gene Taylor, D-Miss., has long been frustrated with cost increases in the Navy program.
Defense
House approves provision letting TSA employees wear protective gear
Union says managers were preventing airport screeners from taking adequate precautions during the swine flu scare.
Defense
Lawmakers seek to cut funding for satellite office
National Applications Office was designed to coordinate military and intelligence satellites for domestic operations.
Defense