Tech
Travel groups want international visitor-tracking tool upgraded
System currently in place only at Houston International and Washington Dulles International airports.
Defense
IG to audit Iraqi security forces
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., seeks review of how many trained Iraqi personnel are actually serving in the nation's security forces.
Defense
DHS touts success in senior-level hiring
Amid criticism from lawmakers, Homeland Security met all its hiring targets for fiscal 2007, the agency’s top personnel official says.
Defense
Forward Observer: Knights Among Us
The military's Explosive Ordnance Disposal volunteers go about their mission with a great sense of purpose, while Washington falters.
Defense
Partisan charges fly over delays in approving VA funds
Stalemate over $3.7 billion boost in veterans benefits could continue into the Veterans Day holiday.
Defense
Immigration checks for contract jobs spur debate
Contractors say automated system for confirming the legal status of workers is error-prone.
Defense
Union leaders call for airport security training
Government needs to remove barriers to training to improve baggage screening and on-board safety, labor officials say.
Defense
Panel sets course for Army contracting overhaul
Service needs thousands more procurement personnel working on better-defined career paths, independent commission says.
Defense
Senators seek to address threat of improvised bombs to U.S.
Bill is intended to strengthen the Homeland Security Department’s office of bombing prevention.
Defense
Conferees agree to boost funding for Navy shipbuilding
Army modernization program, however, would see $200 million trimmed as a compromise between House and Senate versions of the Defense appropriations bill.
Defense
Pilot project on handling veterans’ employment complaints called inconclusive
Issue of which agency should be in charge of investigating federal sector complaints needs further review, Senate committee members say.
Defense
Nuclear power rule for future Navy ships divides Hill negotiators
House language would require nuclear power for all major vessels, including destroyers and cruisers; opponents question whether that’s feasible.
Defense
Air Force chief describes future bomber
New aircraft will be delivered by 2018 and will be agile enough to penetrate enemy defenses in daylight, Gen. Michael Moseley says.
Defense
Hill doubts TSA’s timeline for port identification card program
Completion is years away and success is still up in the air, GAO says.
Defense
Pentagon to add 75,000 employees to new personnel system
Latest installment will bring the total number of civilians working under the performance-based pay system to 184,000.
Defense
Lawmaker encourages international sharing of anti-terror tech
The 9/11 bill requires the Homeland Security Department to create an international cooperative programs office.
Defense
Defense remains concerned C-5 aircraft costs may still rise
Contractor has offered to deliver final 108 aircraft for a fixed price, but Air Force officials remain concerned about unanticipated costs the proposal would not cover.
Defense
Dems to leave Iraq bridge fund out of first spending package
Liberal caucus members forced leaders’ hands by threatening to oppose the massive bill if it included the temporary war funds.
Defense