Defense
Partisan fissures continue to stall homeland authorization bill
A plan to mark up parts of the bill that enjoyed bipartisanship before the August break was stymied.
Defense
Secret Service agent is man behind convention security curtain
Special Agent Scott Sheafe has spent 13 months in Boston overseeing security preparations for the first post-9/11 political convention.
Defense
Security forces set up 'hard zone' at Democratic convention
Secret Service hosts a Multi-Agency Communications Center with more than 70 representatives of 40 government agencies and private firms.
Defense
9/11 commission plans to release additional staff reports
Staff studies cover terrorist financing, border and immigration issues and transportation security.
Defense
Lawmakers call for investigation of security procedures at Los Alamos
Two computer disks with classified information are reported missing from the lab and there are claims of e-mail violations.
Tech
Agriculture chooses EDS for huge eTravel program
Contract is largest yet under new GSA eTravel arrangement.
Defense
Director of 9/11 panel says CIA threat center not realizing potential
Commission recommends new management plan based on private sector models.
Management
Contractors contend spending bill would stifle competition
The $417.5 billion defense bill would extend provisions on outsourcing Pentagon civilian personnel jobs.
Defense
Congress approves bill to boost Coast Guard funding, hiring
The fiscal 2005 spending bill increases active-duty Coast Guard personnel from 37,000 to 45,500.
News
Senator seeks reasons for archivist's dismissal
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., wants to know why the White House dismissed John Carlin as head of the National Archives.
Defense
House, Senate send Defense appropriations bill to president
$417.5 billion measure cuts $1.6 billion from President Bush's budget request.
Management
Contracting imperiled by war, lax management, auditors say
Inspectors general of Coalition, Interior Department criticize procurement of interrogators as outside the scope of their contracts.
Defense
9/11 commission scolds government over attacks, calls for major reforms
Panel members and victims’ families plan to lobby hard for changes.
Pay & Benefits
House panel backs 3.5 percent civil service pay raise
Lwamakers say civilian employees deserve the same pay adjustments as military personnel.
Management
Federal bureaucracy thickening, study finds
The Bush administration is not paying enough attention to the growth, a Brookings Institution scholar concludes.
Pay & Benefits
OPM begins annual process of adjusting special pay rates
Agencies asked to recommend 2005 increases for about 140,000 employees by mid October.
Defense
Appropriators take aim at high-profile Pentagon projects
All three services hit with funding cuts, restructuring plans and reporting requirements on big weapons programs.
Defense
Bipartisanship evaporates on Homeland Security authorization
Republicans and Democrats on Homeland Security Committee lob charges and counter-charges of partisanship.
Management