Defense
Committee approves $72.7B military construction spending bill
Bill includes $47.7 billion in discretionary spending for Veterans Affairs Department, nearly $3 billion more than the president's request.
Defense
Lawmakers slam State, Defense officials for not sharing information on weapons dealer
Indicted contractor was on a State Department watch list and had defaulted on Defense contracts before being awarded $300 million Army munitions contract.
Defense
Groups to warn panel about economic effect of seizing laptops
Customs’ practice of confiscating electronic devices and downloading data would have chilling effect on business travel, interest groups plan to testify.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Military plans to implement patient-controlled electronic health records
System could be in place by the end of the year.
Defense
House appropriators approve DHS spending bill
Bill would boost funding for state and local homeland security grant programs by $2 billion more than administration requested.
Oversight
Feds charge 22-year-old Pentagon contractor with procurement fraud
Efraim Diveroli allegedly supplied Afghan security forces with faulty munitions from China.
Defense
Immigration reform tops lawmaker's priorities for next president
Rep. David Price, D-N.C., says legislation would help Homeland Security put more resources toward tracking down and deporting criminal illegal immigrants in the United States.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense withdraws Hight's nomination to head DISA
Department declines to identify other candidates for head of its top information and telecommunications agency.
Defense
Report calls for more BRAC information and aid
Traffic congestion, inadequate schools and a shortage of affordable housing are among the top concerns mentioned by GAO.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Senate derails Hight's nomination as DISA director
Marriage to executive in charge of business development at Northrop Grumman raises conflict-of-interest concerns.
Oversight
Senate committee sets discretionary fund allocations for agencies
Overall, the panel doled out $1.013 trillion for the 12 fiscal 2009 appropriations bills, which would be $21 billion more than the administration proposal.
Defense
Boeing's allies threaten legislative action if Air Force rejects GAO's tanker findings
Service has 60 days to inform GAO of its future plans.
Defense
Senate subcommittee adds $2.5 billion to DHS spending bill
House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee approved its version of the spending bill last week.
Defense
GAO upholds Boeing protest of tanker award
Watchdog agency recommends Air Force reopen discussions with contractors, obtain revised proposals and make a new decision.
Defense
Incoming president will face key deadlines for Homeland Security programs
Some of the deadlines have been imposed by Congress, while others were put in place by the current department leadership team.
Defense
Veterans groups seek funding in advance
Groups want the VA to get its health care money on day one of each fiscal year, instead of dealing with routine delays in the budget process.
Defense
IGs face more responsibility, turf wars over war-related spending
Congress steps up oversight of reconstruction contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense
Chertoff, lawmaker clash over chemical security bill
Measure would require the department to issue new security regulations by October 2009.
Defense
House panel to vote on EPA, OMB contempt charges next week
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., wants documents regarding White House involvement in EPA decisions over ozone and California's vehicle emissions standard.
Defense