Defense
Immigration adviser faces learning curve
Aide says she is spending a lot of time out in the field touring detention facilities and learning the strengths of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Defense
Air Force fast tracks hiring for acquisition jobs
Process that took as long as four months now takes less than three weeks.
Defense
Gates warns against big cuts in future spending
Defense chief says Pentagon needs annual budgets that allow the military to battle a range of threats.
Defense
Defense chief to tap Army modernization funds for new vehicle program
Gates will request "substantial money" for the program as part of the fiscal 2010 budget.
Defense
Congress returns to nominations, finance, water bill
Supplemental defense spending request and conference version of the fiscal 2010 budget resolution also are on the agenda.
Defense
Gates takes reform agenda to military officers
The Pentagon bureaucracy has marginalized the needs of troops and their families, Defense secretary tells future leaders.
Defense
State urged to step up passport fraud defenses
Department is moving in the right direction, but needs better training and preventative measures, auditors say.
Defense
Union challenges decision to outsource hundreds of jobs at West Point
AFGE and New York lawmakers claim the public-private competition was conducted unfairly.
Defense
DEA: Mexican drug violence is a sign of progress, not failure
Federal agencies are ramping up support for fighting drug cartels south of the border.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Report concludes internal e-mail compromised airport security test
Inspector general concludes message sent by TSA official alerted airport screeners to test, despite agency's claims to the contrary.
Defense
Lieberman wants U.S.-Mexico border security funding in supplemental
Senator said he will seek an amendment that would add $550 million in border security funds to stop weapons and cash from being smuggled to the drug cartels.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Obama backs joint VA-Defense electronic health records
Two departments have been working on and off for decades on common standards .
Defense
White House requests $83.4 billion in supplemental spending
Military's portion of the request totals $75.8 billion.
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Defense to Bush holdovers: Sign ethics pledge, or leave
Pentagon political appointees have until the end of the week to agree to Obama administration’s rules.
Defense
Obama-approved satellite plan opens rift on Capitol Hill
Under the plan, the intelligence community will buy and launch new electro-optical satellites over the next decade.
Defense
Homeland Security announces $970M for transportation
The two largest amounts each went for transit and port security grants.
Defense
Pentagon workforce could benefit from Wall Street layoffs
Applications are flooding in from out-of-work private sector financial managers, Defense acquisition chief Shay Assad says.
Defense
Gates urges legislators to shelve parochial interests
Defense chief says he has been disheartened by a lack of budget discipline.
Defense
Boosting Defense acquisition workforce could be tricky
The Pentagon will have to compete with other government agencies and private companies for talent.
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