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Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Vice-Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) sent a letter to all Cabinet agencies requesting information regarding each agency’s use of nondisclosure agreements. The letter was also signed by Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows. In the letter, Connolly and Meadows write that “the law requires any agency using a… Read more »

Democratic Members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs today reminded the Administration that State Department personnel who dissent from policy are protected by law and sought assurances that State Department personnel would not be subject to harassment or retribution for offering dissenting viewpoints. In a letter to the President, the Members expressed concern over comments from… Read more »

By Pete Kasperowicz Rep. Gerry Connolly on Tuesday reintroduced legislation aimed at giving federal workers a 3.2 percent pay raise, even as the Trump administration is looking to cut federal spending and reduce the government workforce. The Virginia Democrat said that even before President Trump, Republicans had "bullied"… Read more »

Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member and Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to the White House Counsel requesting information about disturbing reports that officials from the Trump Transition Team threatened to remove Inspectors General after the inauguration. “If these reports are accurate,… Read more »

Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee leaders introduced H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017. The bill addresses unfunded liabilities of the United States Postal Service (USPS), makes reforms to keep mailing costs affordable for consumers, and encourages innovation, all without additional borrowing capacity from the U.S. taxpayer. Bill cosponsors Chairman… Read more »

By Nicole Ogrysko A month into 2017 and some lawmakers are thinking about next year’s pay raise for federal employees. The Federal Adjustment of Income Rates (FAIR) Act, which Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) reintroduced Tuesday, would give federal employees a 3.2 percent pay raise in 2018 — a 2… Read more »

"For too long Republicans have bullied our federal workforce, falsely painting the civil servant as the scapegoat for all our country's problems." - Rep. Connolly Read more »

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11) and his office were able to get a Fairfax County green card resident, who was detained Saturday evening, released. Ahmed Mohedian and his wife were detained after returning from Iran, where Mr Mohedian was receiving medical treatment. Ahmed Mohedian is 71 and has a heart condition. Connolly’s office was able to connect him with immigration attorneys… Read more »

Hiring freeze: A mindless way to manage By Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) Contrary to "alternative facts" being spread throughout Congress, our federal workforce accomplishes heroic feats on a daily basis. For example, thanks to Dr. Burke Healey and his colleagues at the Department of Agriculture, last year our country avoided a… Read more »

On Monday evening, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was unanimously elected Vice-Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Connolly was also named Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, a position he held in the previous Congress. “As the House’s primary investigative committee, the Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a… Read more »