Defense
Border concerns bubble up at Senate hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff plans trip to the Southwest border to see “how we’re doing down there.”
Defense
Audits rap TSA for spending, ethics, performance lapses
Homeland Security IG issues three reports criticizing crisis management center and passenger and baggage screening.
Tech
GSA chief outlines procurement reorganization
Administrator Stephen A. Perry believes agencies should allow GSA to satisfy their procurement needs.
Pay & Benefits
House panel supports addition of TSP real estate fund
Lawmakers were not swayed by the objections of the Thrift board and TSP officials.
Defense
Base-closing panel sets first meeting
Base Realignment and Closure Commission will kick off May 3.
Defense
Defense contractors want in on manufacturing tax break
Companies insist Congress intended tax cut enacted last fall to apply to all U.S. manufacturing, including defense contracts.
News
Outside experts emphasize contracting relationships
Private sector advises acquisition panel on the role of soft skills in competition.
News
Oklahoma City bombing victims remembered ten years later
Vice President Cheney says events of a decade ago are "still deeply etched in our memory."
Defense
Deputy Defense nominee fields questions over shipbuilding, acquisition
Navy Secretary Gordon England vows to fix the department's acquisition mechanism.
Defense
Senate signals unhappiness with war supplementals
Senators approve non-binding resolution urging that war funds be included in regular annual budget submissions.
Management
New NASA chief pledges to keep eye on safety
Michael Griffin says, however, that he would consider shuttle launch without advisory committee’s blessing.
Oversight
Paths to Glory
Both the Republican and Democratic parties have long and difficult roads to follow in trying to come out on top in 2006 Senate races.
Tech