Defense
Air Force tanker controversy prompts changes, probes
Pentagon officials are mulling a decision about whether to proceed with the $23.5 billion plan to acquire 100 Boeing 767 refueling tankers.
Defense
Senate Defense bill likely to follow Bush plan
The bottom line will be close to the $401.7 billion the Bush administration requested, senators say.
Tech
HHS chief unveils electronic medical records initiative
Federal officials challenged to move aggressively to help the health care system make the switch.
Defense
Following the money on Iraq, homeland security not easy
The Bush administration has a great deal of discretion in spending war funds, and "homeland security" remains ill-defined.
Defense
House weighs homeland security management shakeup
House lawmakers question the Homeland Security Department’s deputy secretary on everything from management challenges to a lack of communication.
Defense
Lawmakers lash out at security clearance backlog
House lawmakers demand action to reduce backlog of 188,000 contractor clearance requests at the Pentagon.
Defense
House panel votes for two-year delay of base closings
One lawmaker warns, however, that pushing back the schedule could result in a more aggressive round of closures.
Management
House committee advances DHS financial accountability bill
Measure would require the creation of a chief financial officer at the Homeland Security Department.
Defense
Military unlikely to win environmental exemption
A House subcommittee chairman says he has no plans to move a measure exempting Defense agencies from environmental laws this year.
Defense
Administration to request $25 billion military supplemental
GOP leaders predict strong support for a stopgap spending measure to fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pay & Benefits
Mixed Messages?
Administration officials praise federal employees, but union officials say actions speak louder than words.
Defense
OPM puts security clearance merger plans on ice
Agency postpones absorbing Defense unit, a move that may have speeded up the security clearance process at the Pentagon.
Defense
Senate panel backs 3.5 percent military pay raise
Subcommittee also votes to implement a health care program for Guard and Reserve troops.
Defense
Lawmakers unveil $4 billion plan to increase military
Members of the House Armed Services Committee estimate that increasing the size of the military will cost $4 billion per year, but would relieve overextended Guard and Reserve soldiers.
News
Lawmaker urges caution in regulating purchase cards
There is fine line between controlling the use of government purchase cards and excessive oversight of the program, the head of the House Government Reform committee said Tuesday.
Defense
U.S. wants to place immigration inspectors at foreign airports
The Homeland Security Department will put inspection teams at foreign airports to identify possible terrorists and immigration violators before they board planes coming to the United States.
Management
Coast Guard weighs changes to multibillion-dollar modernization deal
The service struggles to keep pace with homeland security demands.
Defense
Democrats propose plan to boost biological defenses
Arguing that the Bush administration's Project Bioshield doesn't go far enough, they seek to speed development of drugs that counter biological agents.
Defense