Gary Peters

• Foreign Affairs push into the Trump administration

  Foreign affairs imposed on the Trump administration. Treasury moved to sanction North Koreans believed to have military ties. Trump said the U.S. would take unilateral action in response to Pyonyang threats.

  All News

  April 06, 2017
• 2 senators ask for GAO review of Trump hiring freeze

  Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) asked that the Government Accountability Office to conduct a full review of President Donald Trump's temporary hiring freeze. Citing GAO's past study of previous hiring freezes, both senators said they're concerned the current freeze isn't saving government more money and is prompting more agency inefficiencies.

  Hiring/Retention

  April 05, 2017
• Software, shared services spice up summer

  President Barack Obama signed the MEGABYTE Act into law, and GSA released two new shared services offerings to keep the “slow” summer months hopping.

  Reporter's Notebook

  August 08, 2016
• $4B waste is what the MEGABYTE Act is going after

  Two senators are pushing OMB and agencies to rein in spending on software licenses.

  Congress

  December 14, 2015
• Lawmakers take on legislative process in fight against duplicative programs

  Two senators from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee want to change Senate rules in an attempt to make sure new federal programs or initiatives in proposed legislation don't overlap with existing efforts. Earlier this month, two House members introduced a measure that would require House committees of jurisdiction to hold oversight hearings on an annual report from the Government Accountability Office detailing government duplication.

  Budget

  April 29, 2013