Editor's Notebook

Staying the Course

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Hold On

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Tipping the Scales

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Defense

Defense weighs strategy for releasing base closure list

Pentagon officials will provide Congress with list of closures and realignments only an hour before announcement.

Management

NASA postpones shuttle launch a second time

Safety concerns prompt officials to nix recently announced plans for May 22 launch.

News

GAO: Taxpayer information vulnerable to abuse

But report acknowledges agency has made progress over past decade.

News

Lawmaker plans bill protecting national security whistleblowers

Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., wants to extend protections to FBI and CIA employees.

News

GAO critical of foreign aid process

Auditor says Millennium corporation should provide more information on how it chooses countries eligible for aid.

Management

Telework slow to take hold in emergency planning, GAO says

Few agencies mention telework in conjunction with continuity of operations.

Defense

Union laments failed homeland security amendment

Legislation would have restored collective bargaining rights in the Homeland Security Department.

News

Contractor pays $2.5 million settlement fee

SAIC was accused of padding profits on Air Force contract.

Defense

Lawmakers consider using military to seal U.S. borders

Proponents of tighter border controls call for military action, more funding and merging homeland security bureaus.