Mark Warner

Senate Banking

Senate Intelligence Committee asks DoD for advanced civil nuclear technology on U.S. bases

Chairman Mark Warner and nine other Senators ask miltary leaders to consider deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.

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Senate Banking

Warner says passport backlog ‘not sustainable,’ as State Dept aims for pre-pandemic processing times

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‘This would be wild’: Officials lay out ambitious goals for federal employee vetting

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Revived bills would alter feds’ payment obligations during shutdowns, federal first responders’ pensions

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Senate Dems introduce bill to prevent Schedule F from resurfacing

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Mark Warner, Marco Rubio

A bipartisan Senate push to tamp down at least one threat from China

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(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)FILE- In this March 30, 2019, file photo the Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as cherry blossom trees bloom on the West Lawn in Washington. On Wednesday, April 10, the Treasury Department releases federal budget data for March. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

The swirling sound you hear is Congress going ’round and ’round on some old ideas

The great flywheel of appropriations gets a big shove today with release of the administration’s 2023 budget request, six months before fiscal 2023 actually…

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OMB sees 2022 as ‘most significant year’ for security clearance reform

After digging out of a massive backlog of background investigations, agencies are walking a tightrope to modernize a decades-old process.

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FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2020, file photo sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden wants to “restore the soul of America.” First, he'll need to fix a broken and divided Congress. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

If there is a 2022 budget framework, let’s hope it holds up

It’s up to the Senate now to vote on a way to avoid a lapse in appropriations Friday, when the current continuing resolution ends. It’s not exactly a route to full 2022 appropriations, but its not disaster.

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