On Thursday, June 20, 2019, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine longstanding critical deficiencies at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center (DC VAMC).
WHERE: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Thursday, June 20, 2019
TIME: 2:00 p.m. EST
The hearing will be broadcast here.… Read more »
Lisa Rein
The Trump administration is threatening to furlough — and possibly lay off — 150 employees at the federal personnel agency if Congress blocks its plan to eliminate the department.
The Office of Personnel Management is preparing to send the career employees home without pay starting on Oct. 1, according to an… Read more »
Joe Davidson
Key members of Congress want the Trump administration to address charges of a “secret” Veterans Affairs wait list that has a higher number of patients seeking medical care than information publicly available.
Allegations about significantly different data regarding veterans awaiting treatment on internal and public… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Chairman of the House Government Operations Subcommittee, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ranking Member of the House Government Operations Committee, and Congressman David Price (D-NC), Co-Chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus, introduced… Read more »
Lisa Rein
Top House Democrats on Tuesday savaged the Trump administration’s plan to blow up the Office of Personnel Management, calling the effort to close the major federal agency a backdoor power play to weaken the federal workforce.
The hostile reception, alongside tepid support from Republicans, left the plan’s chances in… Read more »
Chase Gunter
Margaret Weichert, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, went to Capitol Hill to try to sell an administration plan to merge OPM into the General Services Administration.
Members of Congress weren't buying.
"I think the idea is a disaster. I think I would vigorously oppose it," said House… Read more »
Nicole Ogrysko
Lawmakers on Tuesday afternoon expressed bipartisan concern and skepticism for the Trump administration’s proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration.
And they weren’t alone.
The Government Accountability Office, OPM’s inspector general and a former agency… Read more »
Today, Virginia Reps. Gerry Connolly, Don Beyer, and Jennifer Wexton sent a letter urging the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to issue guidance to federal agencies expanding telework options during the upcoming Metro shutdown. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) Platform Improvement Project will close six Yellow and Blue Line stations in Northern Virginia… Read more »
Andrea Worker
Thousands of furloughed government employees suffered during the shutdown. Many were forced to seek public and and/or private assistance to meet basic needs and financial obligations. But during their ordeals, those government employees knew that when they returned to work they would eventually receive back… Read more »
Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Federal Agency Customer Experience (FACE) Act to improve the efficiency and favorability of government services.
“Improving customer service at federal agencies is not a partisan issue. Federal employees are dedicated civil servants who want to deliver services to taxpayers as best they can,” said Connolly.… Read more »
