Defense
Panel approves bill establishing nuclear detection office within DHS
Office would coordinate with Defense, FBI, Energy Department and intelligence agencies on a global detection system.
Defense
Senate panel votes to double size of border force
More than 10,000 Customs and Border Patrol agents would be added, and fences along the border would be upgraded.
Management
Mineta rules out imposing general aviation user fees
At hearing on transportation budget, lawmaker opposes proposal to turn over decision-making to a third party if there is an impasse in FAA labor negotiations.
Defense
Contractor ethics plan quashed in House-Senate negotiations
Quiet removal of language requiring contractors to name ex-Defense officials working for them indicates challenge ahead for ethics reform.
Defense
Iraq reconstruction funds may run out before projects finished
The less than $3 billion left is not enough to complete 87 water and 125 electric projects, inspector general says.
Pay & Benefits
HHS officials say Medicare drug enrollment on target
Enrollment program started last month and will continue into May.
News
VA negotiates better prescription drug deals than Medicare
Survey shows Veterans Affairs finds better prices for all but one of the 20 most commonly prescribed drugs for seniors.
News
New Orleans levee design faulted in report
Failures were the result of poor construction, human error, research team finds.
Defense
Problems remain in screening for terrorists, Shays says
Security gaps exist in visa application process at overseas embassies and consulates, GAO says.
Management
Prison industries overhaul bill stalls in House committee
Usually faithful Republicans block approval of bill requiring federal prisons to compete with private companies when selling goods to agencies.
Management
NASA chief says space shuttle launch target is firm
Despite safety concerns raised by a space advisory group, "we're ready to go" next month, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin told the House Science Committee Tuesday.
Management
Panel to probe alleged false documents on Yucca Mountain project
Officials are investigating e-mails in which a U.S. Geological Survey employee indicated he had fabricated information, according to Energy Secretary Sam Bodman.
News
Base closing nominee promises no politics in decisions
Defense Department will make its recommendations for closures and realignments in mid-May.
Management
Sweeping Postal Service reform measure advances in House
The bill, years in the making, incorporates recommendations of a presidential postal reform commission.
News
Senate panel passes pay and benefits bills
Bills would improve dental and vision benefits and make sure federal military reservists retain pay and benefits when called to active duty.
Defense
Administration seeks delay on visa waiver programs
If countries do not meet the deadline to install biometric passports that machines can read, visitors from those countries would have to obtain special visas.
Defense
House chairmen clash over first responder funding bill
Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Don Young, R-Alaska, says Homeland Security Committee should focus on oversight, not legislation.
Management
Senate panel votes to end diversion of patent fees
Without a whisper of dissent, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed Thursday a House bill that raises fees for the Patent and Trademark Office and lets the agency keep its own money.
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