Defense
House GOP leaders optimistic on passage of homeland security package
Strategy remains focused on sending bills to the Senate and then pressing for their passage instead of trying to attach them to high-priority bipartisan legislation.
Defense
Senators urge Chertoff to strengthen visa waiver program
Weaknesses include inadequate procedures for countries to report lost or stolen travel documents, GAO says.
Defense
Key lawmaker hints at border, port spending plans
Subcommittee chairman also says appropriators have "serious issues" with the Homeland Security science and technology directorate.
Defense
Plan to overhaul FEMA lacks funding commitment
Authorizers expect reform plan to be added to the fiscal 2007 Homeland Security appropriations bill, which is in conference negotiations.
Defense
Senate approves port security bill
Unlike the House, the Senate approved language authorizing $3.5 billion for mass transit security grant programs.
Defense
DHS science chief calls liquid explosives detection a priority
Companies offered special liability protection for devices.
Defense
Democrats renew push for screening of all cargo
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leader calls proposal “recipe for crippling” manufacturing and commerce.
Defense
Further streamlining of homeland security oversight unlikely
Despite reorganization of congressional committees in late 2004, jurisdiction remains spread among multiple panels.
Defense
9/11 commissioners decry inaction on proposals
"Elementary" recommendations such as changes to grants funding formula have yet to be implemented, panel leader says.
Defense
Panel gets qualified assurances on disaster preparedness
Response to Hurricane Ernesto last week showcased FEMA’s capabilities, director says.
Defense
Security still high on lawmakers’ agenda
Prospects for swift movement on FEMA reform, chemical security measures remain dim.
Defense
FEMA chief says agency continues to be understaffed
Government hiring process is “arduous” and “complicated,” R. David Paulison says.
Defense
Security officials weigh profiling airline passengers
DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff says detection is "not all about technology.”
Defense
Democrats say TSA lacks adequate screening technology
Congress has increased funding in recent years for improving explosives detection technology.
Defense
Contractor says tests will show cargo screening effectiveness
Current radiation portal monitors have been criticized for failure to distinguish innocuous materials that emit radiation from actual threats.
Defense
Senate leaders agree to take up major port security bill
Bill would authorize about $835 million a year for maritime security using existing Customs and Border Protection fees.
Defense
Prospects for security bills wane as campaigns beckon
Measures passed at the committee level in both the House and Senate, including port security legislation, stand better chance.
Defense
Senator seeks to take chemical security bill fight to the floor
Measure authorizing DHS to regulate chemical facilities has been bogged down over objections from more than a dozen senators.
News
Finding fraud at borders still difficult, DHS official says
Potential solutions include standardizing travel documents and requiring them to be machine readable and have biometric identifiers.
Defense
Variety of objections imperil chemical security bill
Bipartisan group of 14 senators sent Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a letter stating several concerns they want resolved before floor debate.
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