Good Government

Jonathan O'Connell, David A. Fahrenthold, and Joshua Partlow Congressional Democrats are pressing the General Services Administration for information about President Trump’s D.C. hotel lease, after Trump’s company said it asked the federal government to include it in any accommodations it may make for private tenants during the… Read more »

Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, issued a statement regarding a troubling new report that the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. is asking for a break on its lease payments from the General Services Administration (GSA), the… Read more »

On Thursday, April 23 at 11:00 AM, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will join MeriTalk for a virtual update on COVID-19’s impact on the federal workforce and federal IT modernization efforts. Congressman Connolly will discuss: Issues facing the Federal workforce including Telework and Weather and Safety Leave Federal IT… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement today in response to the abrupt cancellation of a scheduled call between the House Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Director of the Census Bureau, Steven Dillingham: "A long planned conference call with the Director of the Census Bureau and the Oversight… Read more »

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) released the following statement calling for the release of detainees at the Farmville Detention Center. According to the Washington Post, “As of Sunday, 61 people in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had tested positive for the novel coronavirus,” and Farmville has failed to adequately put into place social distancing procedures to… Read more »

Eric Yoder Leading House Democrats on civil service issues have proposed additional benefits to make up for the personal and financial disruptions that federal employees are experiencing because of the novel coronavirus. “Many civil servants and contractors find themselves at the forefront of combatting the virus. At the same… Read more »

U.S. Representatives Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA-11),  Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07), Donald S. Beyer Jr. (D-VA-08), Katie Porter (D-CA-45), and Jason Crow (D-CO-06) today called on the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open an official investigation into HHS’ mismanagement of materials from the National Strategic… Read more »

Today, Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan provided a video briefing to Members of the Committee on Oversight and Reform and Reform on the devastating impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the finances of the Postal Service and the steps Congress and the President must take to ensure continued delivery of essential information, packages, and services. “The Postal Service is fighting… Read more »

Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL) led 43 Members of Congress in writing to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to request emergency assistance for state and local governments in the next COVID-19 relief package.  Crises on the scale of global pandemic put tremendous strain on state and local governments,… Read more »

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, and Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, released legislation in direct response to President Donald Trump’s removal of Acting Pentagon Inspector General Glenn Fine as Chairman… Read more »