Senator Warner welcomed the news yesterday that California-based Northrop Grumman has decided to move its headquarters to Northern Virginia. The defense giant also was considering sites in Washington and Maryland.

Senator Warner, in his role on the Senate Budget Committee and as chairman of the Task Force on Government Performance, continued his efforts to establish better accountability measurements and reduce wasteful government spending through a set of amendments to the FY2011 Budget Resolution.

The Petersburg Progress-Index covers Senator Warner's visit to a project that is converting algae into biofuel at the Hopewell Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility.

Senator Warner was back out on the road Friday, with stops in Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond.

Congressional Quarterly takes a look at reaction from both sides of the aisle to Senator Warner's attempts to eliminate wasteful government spending after he introduced a budget amendment that would put an end to programs targeted for elimination by both President Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush.