http://hamptonroads.com/taxonomy/term/1775 Category: Federal Government en-us Copyright 2012 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sat, 26 May 2012 19:06:51 -0400 WASHINGTON The CIA is remembering those lost in the hidden, often dangerous world of espionage, adding a new star to the intelligence agency's memorial wall and more than a dozen names to its hallowed Book of Honor. The new star carved into the wall is for Jeffrey Patneau, a young officer killed in a car crash in Yemen in September 2008. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/cia-remembers-those-lost-covert-operations Sat, 26 May 2012 18:25:05 -0400 FALLS CHURCH Virginia Senate candidate George Allen's three conservative rivals won louder ovations from a conservative gathering at their final debate Friday, while the front-runner instead gave more seasoned and measured responses to subjects including foreign policy and an openly gay judicial nominee. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/va-gop-senate-candidates-meet-final-debate Fri, 25 May 2012 22:31:36 -0400 The FCC launched a proceeding Thursday to explore whether communications can be restored after natural disasters or emergencies by putting specially equipped drones or other aircraft in the air. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/fcc-explores-using-drones-disaster-communication Fri, 25 May 2012 07:35:41 -0400 Just weeks after Pentagon and Central Intelligence Agency officials warned publicly of the dangers posed by leaks about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, top officials at both agencies and at the White House granted Hollywood filmmakers unusual access to those involved in planning the raid and some of the methods they used to do it, newly released government records show. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/pentagon-opened-hollywood-bin-laden-raid Wed, 23 May 2012 10:58:23 -0400 The two Virginia Beach men competing in the 2nd Congressional District election this year exchanged letters Monday urging each other to adopt civil rules to avoid personal attacks. But they can't agree on where to draw the line. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/va-beach-2nd-district-candidates-aim-keep-it-civil Mon, 21 May 2012 22:27:03 -0400 NORFOLK The Berkley postal station is safe for now. But the U.S. Postal Service hasn’t dropped plans for major reductions at the Norfolk Processing and Distribution Center on Church Street. An agency spokeswoman Wednesday provided an update on the sites after an official announced Monday that the Postal Service had dropped plans to close 600 offices. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/postal-service-reverses-plan-close-berkley-station Wed, 16 May 2012 15:14:51 -0400 U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell and three other congressmen have launched a House work group in Washington that seeks to make legislators more accountable by linking their compensation to performance. The bipartisan Fix Congress Now Caucus, which is based in the Virginia Beach Republican's office, lists 10 members - eight Republicans and two Democrats - on its website. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/rigell-other-lawmakers-start-fix-congress-group-0 Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:18 -0400 WASHINGTON A Senate committee has approved legislation to give benefits to same-sex partners of federal workers. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent the legislation to the full Senate on Wednesday. The Senate has failed to pass previous versions of the bill. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/bill-would-benefit-samesex-partners-us-workers Wed, 16 May 2012 12:31:51 -0400 By David Pitt DES MOINES, Iowa U.S. Postal Service spokesman Richard Watkins says the agency is stalling plans to close 600 urban and suburban postal branch offices and satellite stations. Watkin's announcement Monday follows the agency's decision last week to halt the planned shutdown of hundreds of rural post offices, saying they can remain open with shorter hours. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/us-postal-service-stalls-closure-urban-stations Mon, 14 May 2012 13:28:15 -0400 By Wesley P. Hester Richmond Times-Dispatch (MCT) U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a decorated Vietnam Marine combat veteran, served as the assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs and later as secretary of the Navy. http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/qa-sen-jim-webb-about-veterans-services Mon, 14 May 2012 07:45:28 -0400