Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly and the cosponsors of the Metro Accountability and Investment Act (MAIA, H.R. 4900) wrote to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to urge the Committee to include in any comprehensive infrastructure package the reforms and transit investments for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) outli... Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, introduced the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Reform (FedRAMP) Act of 2018. The legislation would streamline the current FedRamp process, address agency compliance issues, and establish new metrics for proper implementation. “Despite its best efforts, the Fede... Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives passed the conference report for the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act, which included two amendments offered by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA). The Connolly amendments would address the federal procurement process and security cooperation programs. The conference passed the House 359-54 and awaits action in the Senate. Since coming to Congress, Connoll... Read more »
Today, Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and John Sarbanes (D-MD) introduced the Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act. The bill would prohibit the kind of indiscriminate anti-telework policies the Trump Administration has announced for the Department of Education and U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Instead of instituting mindless, sweeping bans on telework participation, agencies should be e... Read more »
Adam Longo and Eliana Block A proposal to increase teleworking opportunities for federal government employees is being introduced in the House of Representatives on Thursday. Representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) are co-sponsors of the "Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act." A news release sent out by Rep. Connolly's office said the bill would "prohibit the kind of indis... Read more »
Jory Heckman Following the recent rollback of telework agreements at the Education and Agriculture departments, two D.C.-area lawmakers have introduced legislation aimed at protecting and expanding existing agency telework agreements. The Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act, introduced by Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) Thursday, would prohibit agencywide policies that re... Read more »
Today, during a hearing on election security before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Chairman Trey Gowdy, Subcommittee Chairman Will Hurd, and all other Republicans present voted against a motion offered by Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly to subpoena the Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to testify before the Committee. Hurd recently wrote an op-ed in the New York Tim... Read more »
Today, Vice Ranking Member Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy demanding a hearing with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats after several Republican Members of Congress raised concerns that they believe President Trump is being manipulated by President Vladimir Putin. ... Read more »
Morgan Chalfant Democrats on the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday tried to subpoena the top U.S. intelligence official to testify publicly on the threat posed by Russia to elections, but they were blocked by their Republican colleagues. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) motioned to subpoena Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to testify publicly on Russian interference in the 2016 president... Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) With a stroke of a pen, acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler helped cement the toxic legacy of Scott Pruitt’s reign over the EPA by rolling back federal coal ash standards. For many Northern Virginia residents, Pruitt’s ethical scandals were proximate sources of outrage. But his coal ash rule will hit even closer to home: their back... Read more »
