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Pentagon cuts furloughs to 11 days

The Pentagon announced plans Tuesday to furlough about 680,000 of its civilian employees for 11 days through the end of this fiscal year.

Camp Lejeune cancels July 4 fireworks

The July 4 fireworks show at Camp Lejeune is the latest victim of the federal budget cuts.

Navy: Jets will stay in flight, for now

Navy officials told WAVY.com several carrier air wings have been spared closure due to sequestration, at least for the time being.

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical

Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this way? Short answer: They just don't trust their leaders in

Congress approves bill to end airport delays

Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and

Fact check: Did FAA have to furlough controllers?

The FAA has no choice but to cut $637 million as its share of $85 billion in automatic, government-wide spending cuts that must be achieved by the end of the

Furlough causes minimal delays at ORF

Mandatory furloughs for air traffic controllers across the country caused minor delays at Norfolk International Airport Thursday.

DC Download: Outcry over Obama's budget

President Obama's 2014 budget is getting a lot of criticism from all angles, and not all of it is constructive.

Sequestration takes toll on cancer care

Local oncologists  say they are already preparing for the effects of sequestration to cancer care.  

Senator Tim Kaine tours military bases

Senator Tim Kaine toured military bases in Hampton Roads amid the sequester challenge.

Company You Keep: March 2013

This month's gallery is filled with trips overseas, March Madness and an occasional soccer ball.

Gen Y: There's hope for us yet

According to a new study from the Pew Research Center, young adults are shedding off debt faster than those 35 and older.

USS Lincoln scheduled for overhaul

The USS Abraham Lincoln will dock at Newport News Shipbuilding Thursday morning for overhaul, which was delayed last month due to sequestration.

Local families bracing for furloughs

Even though the Pentagon delayed furlough notices by two weeks, local civilian workers and their families are still bracing for the worst.

House passes plan to avoid government shutdown

The House has passed a stopgap spending bill that will keep the government running through the end of the fiscal year.

Gen Y: Gov’t patch jobs are not the answer

Don’t look now, but we may avert a March 27 government shutdown after all. But at what cost to the American people? OnPolitix contributor Jessica O. Swink

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