Defense
House postpones floor fight over FEMA
It's not clear when floor action on bill removing agency from Homeland Security will be rescheduled.
Defense
Chertoff: Terrorism arrests justify shift in security funding
Allegations of plots against Chicago, Miami, show need to spread grants around, Homeland Security chief says.
Defense
Legislator says White House should have vetted security grants
DHS defends controversial decision to cut allocations for New York and Washington, emphasizing risk-driven approach.
Defense
Panel backs bill aimed at regulating truck cargo
Bill would require people transporting security sensitive materials to undergo a fingerprint background check.
Defense
Mayors, lawmakers press for more urban security funds
House and Senate homeland security panel chairs will meet Thursday to find common ground on bill to overhaul grants formula.
Defense
Panel wraps up contentious markup of chemical security bill
The bill would give DHS authority, for the first time, to regulate companies that make, store, process or sell chemicals.
Defense
Fraudulent Katrina aid may exceed $1 billion
GAO revises its estimate of improper payments in FEMA disaster assistance program upward, to as much as $1.4 billion.
Defense
Panel rejects stricter measures to protect chemical plants
Committee defeats several amendments to bill giving DHS authority to regulate facilities making, processing, storing or selling chemicals.
Defense
Chemical industry ready to square off over security bill
Industry says proposed provisions are onerous and duplicative, while environmental and labor groups say they don’t go far enough.
Tech
Panelists question future of cargo-scanning tool
Government needs screening system that can be dialed up or down depending on threat and risk level, former DHS official says.
Defense
Legislators want to hear from domestic spying witness
NSA missed a Friday deadline to provide any legal reason subcommittee leaders can’t interview former intelligence officer.
Tech
Unmanned border flights suspended despite Bush call for more
Bush border plan calls for use of drones to detect illegal crossings, but Border Patrol hasn’t flown one along the southern border since April crash.
Defense
Chertoff warns senators against an independent FEMA
Separation would be costly and would make the government’s response to disasters less coordinated, DHS secretary argues.
Defense
House passes DHS spending bill as outcry continues over grants
Lawmakers ask Michael Chertoff for an explanation of his department’s decision to cut grant awards in some key urban areas.
Defense
Lawmaker calls for CIA center to become independent agency
Center was established last November as the place for collecting and processing "open source intelligence," such as information that is available to the public in newspapers and books.
Defense
House leaders wait as panels feud over FEMA reforms
Disagreement centers on whether the beleaguered agency should be removed from the Homeland Security Department, and associated costs.
Defense
Lawmakers plot retaliation for cuts in anti-terror grants
Grant allocations announced Wednesday represent a 40 percent reduction in urban security funds for New York and Washington.
Defense
Provisions in DHS spending bill would benefit pet projects
Bill includes nearly $175 million not requested by the White House.
Defense
Consortium helping emergency responders would benefit from DHS bill
House spending measure allots $45.6 million more than the Bush administration requested to the consortium.
Defense
Panel demands better oversight of DHS contractors
Congressman suggests investigating backgrounds of executive officers and board directors of small companies before making awards.
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