Senate Intelligence Committee approves intel authorization bill
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The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence unanimously approved a bill to reauthorize the nation’s intelligence programs for 2016.
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Senate designates June as National PTSD Awareness Month
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The Senate this week unanimously passed a resolution, co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), designating June as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month.
Data breach: Virginia, Maryland senators call for increased credit protections for federal employees
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) called on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to do more to protect federal employees whose personal information was compromised as a result of the massive data breach affecting OPM’s personnel records.
Virginia congressional delegation applauds Navy for awarding USS John F. Kennedy contract
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), and Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), applauded the U.S. Navy on Friday for signing a more than $4 billion contract to award the construction of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) to Newport News Shipbuilding.
Virginia delegation urges Air Force to locate cyber operations squadron at Joint Base Langley-Eustis
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) along with U.S. Reps. Scott Rigell (R-VA-2), Bobby Scott (D-VA-3), Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11), Rob Wittman (R-VA-1), and Randy Forbes (R-VA-4), requested that the Air Force Space Command strongly consider locating a Cyber Operations Squadron (COS) at Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE).
Sen. Tim Kaine delivers address at Appomattox sesquicentennial
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Continuing his five-day swing through Virginia, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine traveled to Appomattox to on Thursday commemorate the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War.
Senators call for offshore energy legislation with revenue sharing
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A bipartisan group of senators comprising the Southern Atlantic delegation is pushing for offshore energy legislation that allows Atlantic coastal states to share in the revenue from energy resources developed offshore.
Game Notes: #2 seed UVA to face #15 seed Belmont in NCAA Tournament
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ACC regular-season champion UVA will make its 19th NCAA Tournament appearance. It was announced Sunday (March 15) that Virginia (29-3) is the No. 2 seed in the East Region. The Cavaliers will face No. 15 seed Belmont (22-10) in an NCAA Tournament second-round game played in Charlotte, N.C., at Time Warner Cable Arena on Friday, March 20. Tipoff time and the television information will be announced Monday (March 16).
More than $30 million in HUD capital fund program grants to improve affordable housing in Virginia
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) announced that Virginia housing authorities have received more than $30.4 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Capital Fund Program.
Creigh Deeds: Busy days in the General Assembly
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The midpoint of the 2015 General Assembly Session has passed. We are nearing crossover, the point when the Senate and House of Delegates must complete work on bills generated by its members. While the budget remains the focus, a number of controversial issues have come before the Senate thus far.
