Federal Employees

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 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 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 »

Today, senior Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Reform sent a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy requesting information on two documents that appear to outline drastic changes to United States Postal Service operations.  Today’s letter was signed by Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B.… Read more »

On Monday, July 20, 2020, at 1:30 p.m., Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine the longstanding issue of legacy information technology (IT) systems, the challenges they present to federal agencies, and the urgent need to modernize federal IT systems, especially in light of the coronavirus… Read more »

Today, senior Democrats sent a letter calling on Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to immediately withdraw two recent political appointments to the Census Bureau, Nathaniel Cogley and Adam Korzeniewski.   Today’s letter is signed by Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Rep. Gerald E. Connolly; Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Rep.… Read more »

  Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations, led nine bipartisan Members of Congress in sending a letter to House Appropriators urging them to match the 2021 pay increase for civilian federal employees to the raise given to service men and women proposed in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.… Read more »

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 »