Defense
Senators question Marshals Service over full-body scan images
Lawmakers say practice of retaining images taken during screening procedures at a federal courthouse in Florida could compromise individuals’ privacy.
Defense
Gates orders changes after Fort Hood review
Reforms aim to limit workplace violence, in part by improving sharing of vital information between installations.
Defense
Industry to Pentagon: Fix relationship between oversight agencies
Reforming roles of Defense audit and contract management agencies is one of many recommendations.
Oversight
Interior tightens drilling oversight
New policy restricts exemptions from environmental reviews for offshore oil and gas activities.
Defense
Gates’ departure could derail Defense reforms
Pentagon might face deep budget cuts if Defense secretary steps down in 2011 as he intends.
Features
Price Wars
As budgets tighten, the Pentagon and its contractors look for ways to cut costs.
Features
Buying Power
Energy focuses on safeguarding the nuclear stockpile and developing a low-carbon future.
Defense
House to hold hearings on Defense cuts
Lawmakers and union representatives question rationale for contractor cuts and civilian hiring freeze.
Defense
Expert questions savings in Pentagon contractor cuts
Unless Defense scales back its mission, reducing service contractors won’t save money, former procurement executive says.
Defense
Gates announces major cuts at Defense
Pentagon will eliminate three organizations plus eliminate contractors, 150 senior executives and 50 flag officers.
Oversight
Energy scrambles to meet deadline for obligating stimulus money
Recovery Act funds could expire before all awards are made in two major fossil energy projects, IG says.
Oversight
National Guard pushes for more resources
A report says greater investment in the reserve force provides a solution to the Pentagon’s fiscal woes.
Defense
Defense logisticians face critical time
Operations in Afghanistan pose enormous challenges for moving vital provisions to troops.
Defense
Defense should do more to spur energy innovation, report says
Pentagon needs to partner with other agencies and industry to better leverage economic clout, CNA finds.
Oversight
GAO sting shows passport fraud remains a problem
State Department fails to consistently use counterfeit detection techniques or verify identity data.
Defense
Army suicide report raises concerns about drug abuse
There is a clear link between risky behaviors and soldiers taking their own lives, researchers find after a 15-month study.
Defense
GAO: Coast Guard needs to revalidate modernization plans
Deepwater recapitalization program faces cost and schedule growth, watchdog finds.
Oversight
Groups press EPA to increase regulation of energy industry emissions
Agency will conduct public hearings in Texas and Colorado in August.
Defense
Defense races the clock on 2005 BRAC implementation
Pentagon faces challenges in meeting 2011 deadline for changes at 800 locations, GAO finds.
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