Today, Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC), the Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, reintroduced the Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Reform Act, bipartisan legislation to reauthorize and reform the… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued this statement following President Trump’s Executive Order instructing the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to rewrite the Federal Acquisitions Regulations:
“If the Trump Administration is serious about reforming the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) to increase both… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to National Security Advisor Michael Waltz demanding he and his staff immediately stop their use of unauthorized and insecure messaging and email applications and platforms for government business, turn over documents, and report additional failures… Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s proposed overhaul of the FedRAMP program:
“I championed codification of the FedRAMP program in 2023 to ensure a more efficient, cost-effective security framework for agencies using modern cloud… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent letters to 24 federal agencies requesting documentation that any potential use of artificial intelligence (AI) at their agencies complies with federal laws, protects Americans’ sensitive and private data, and does not financially benefit Elon Musk.
“I write with serious concerns… Read more »
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Deputy Inspector General Vint has informed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the OPM Office of the Inspector General (OIG) will be incorporating into existing work topics of investigation outlined in a February 6th letter from Committee Democrats. That letter raised concerns about DOGE exposing… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Shontel Brown, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, sent a letter to Acting Director Charles Ezell of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) expressing their concern regarding numerous reports that Elon Musk and… Read more »
Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement on the Biden administration's recently released Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation’s Cybersecurity:
"The Biden administration’s recently issued executive order (EO) is a capstone on four years of… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation, and Congressman Dale Strong (R-AL), Member of the House Committees on Armed Services, Homeland Security, and Science, Space, and Technology, introduced the CyberCorps Enhancement Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation to improve and… Read more »
