News
House panel criticizes FDA for slow approval of generic drugs
Agency should have requested a higher budget and devoted more employees to the approval program, member of appropriations subcommittee says.
Defense
Louisiana governor defends decision not to federalize Guard units
Mississippi governor says issue never came up because he made it clear from the beginning that he wanted to be in charge.
News
Louisiana governor blames Katrina failures on levees
Lawmakers say they will be hard-pressed to grant more aid without seeing concrete spending plans.
News
House panel calls plan for tracking avian flu 'inadequate'
Committee members say the $250 million tagged for tracing the virus overseas where it is emerging falls far short of what’s needed.
Defense
Mineta defends department's performance during Katrina
Transportation secretary blames FEMA for holding up efforts to move people out of New Orleans.
News
Senators skeptical of TSA transit security assessment
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leaders question TSA chief's description of security as "outstanding."
Defense
House panel approves $82.5 billion veterans bill
Bill is nearly $1 billion above President Bush's budget request.
Defense
Homeland authorization to move before organizational changes
House Homeland Security panel chairman says bill will be "light on organizational changes" in deference to DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's ongoing review of operations.
Management
IRS blames complexity, cheating for gap in tax revenue
But agency's taxpayer advocate says beefed-up enforcement efforts need to be balanced against taxpayers' privacy rights.
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