Good Government

Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, as well as Committee Member and Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Protection Caucus Rep. Jackie Speier introduced the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act to strengthen whistleblower protections for federal… Read more »

Today, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, introduced the Merit Systems Protection Board Empowerment Act of 2020. This legislation would reauthorize the Merit Systems Protect Board (MSPB) for five years beginning in 2021. The MSPB is an independent entity within… Read more »

Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform; Senator Gary Peters, the Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman on the Subcommittee on Government Operations; and Senator Tom Carper issued the following joint statement after the Treasury Department and U.S. Postal… Read more »

Lisa Rein A veteran, suffering in pain and out of medication, turned last year to the Veterans Affairs’ hospital in D.C. for help. Instead of receiving aid, a new report says, a cascade of failures by the medical staff resulted in him being forcibly expelled. The veteran shot and killed himself six days later.   A VA… Read more »

Matthew Daly Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of self-dealing as the White House pushes Senate Republicans to include nearly $1.8 billion to rebuild the FBI headquarters on its current site in downtown Washington as part of a new coronavirus aid package. Democrats have long accused Trump of a conflict of… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement on the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General report on the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center.   “This is a very troubling report that describes a culture of indifference and callousness to patients experiencing mental health… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the Senate coronavirus proposal included language reportedly requested by the President to keep the FBI Headquarters in downtown Washington, D.C.    “More than 150,000 Americans have died from coronavirus, millions are unemployed, state and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement after the Washington Post reportedthat President Trump is demanding language to keep the FBI’s headquarters at its current location in the next coronavirus package.   “Even in the midst of the worst pandemic in a hundred years, the President… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, which included as an amendment the Global Health Security Act, legislation introduced by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and Congressman Steve Chabot (R-OH). The Global Health Security Act re-establishes the government-wide lead for… Read more »

Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act, which included amendments offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations Subcommittee. Connolly’s provisions included the FedRamp Authorization Act, Global Health Security Act, Safe Homefront Act, and protections for whistleblowers and expansion of… Read more »