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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) voted against H.R. 50, legislation that would impose numerous new requirements that will slow down the regulatory process and give regulated industry an unfair advantage over public health organizations, doctors, scientists, and… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Jeff Pon requesting information on actions taken in response to the 2015 OPM data breach.
“The Department of Justice has declined to disclose publicly how the defendants in that case obtained the personally… Read more »
Today, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions requesting a meeting on the recently reported Department of Justice criminal case involving data obtained in the 2015 OPM data breach. According to the Washington Post, two people have pleaded guilty to using the personal… Read more »
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on President Trump’s reorganization plan for the federal government:
“The Trump reorganization plan for the federal government is a wish list for anti-government ideologues not based in fact or study. Like every other plan rolled out by this… Read more »
Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, sent a letter to President Donald Trump in response to troubling reports that he is using his authority as president to launch political attacks against Amazon and its founder, Jeff Bezos, and to… Read more »
Today, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Gerald E. Connolly, Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, that would ensure funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General. Connolly offered this amendment in response to recent reports that have found widespread problems at the… Read more »
