Eric Yoder
With the number of coronavirus cases increasing across much of the country, leading members of Congress on civil service issues are challenging orders by federal agencies for teleworking federal employees to return to their regular worksites.
“I think we have to press the pause button immediately,” Rep. Gerald E.… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, released the following statement in response to the Inspector General for the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) decision to review the agency’s plan to return employees to their offices.
“In response to my request, the OPM Inspector General will review the agency’s plan to return… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, held a hearing examining how the government can protect federal employees while continuing operations and providing vital resources to the public.
Members and witnesses agreed that the Administration’s guidance for reopening government workplaces is unclear, incomplete, and poses risks to the… Read more »
Members of Congress representing the National Capital Region today wrote to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy urging them to “issue strong, explicit directives to Members of the House regarding proper face coverings” as Congress prepares to cast votes next week.
The letter, led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) and signed by Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA),… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent letters to 24 federal offices of Inspectors General (IGs) requesting their plans to oversee agency plans to return employees to federal office buildings.
“Given the many shortcomings identified in the Administration’s reopening guidelines, as well as the Administration’s unwillingness to… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement in advance of today’s House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing, “No Worker Left Behind: Supporting Essential Workers.”
“No Worker Left Behind: Supporting Essential Workers”
Committee on Oversight and Reform
12:00 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Rep. Gerald… Read more »
Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), and Stephen F. Lynch (D-Mass.) introduced legislation Wednesday to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci and other directors of National Research Institutes and Centers from being fired for politically-motivated reasons. As Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH),… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on Governor Ralph Northam’s announcement that he will delay Phase One for Northern Virginia localities until May 28th.
“I thank the Governor for his flexibility and recognition that Northern Virginia is still not ready to reopen. While we have seen improvement in… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations subcommittee, released the following statement on the introduction of The Heroes Act. The legislation includes provisions introduced by Connolly to save the Postal Service, increase funding and flexibility for state and local governments, expand telework, invest in IT modernization, provide clarity for… 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 »
