Gerry Connolly
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The Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service (EQUALS) Act would extend the probationary period for most federal employees and senior executives from one years to two.
November 30, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee also approved two-year probationary periods for federal employees.
November 02, 2017 -
The agency says it is on track to implement new hiring policies, and doubled down on its tax ID fraud defenses.
October 26, 2017 -
The House will likely pass a budget resolution that would reform civil service pensions to reduce the federal deficit by $32 billion over 10 years.
October 04, 2017 -
The State Department claims it can save up to $10 billion by revamping its structure, but some lawmakers are skeptical of the intentions.
September 26, 2017 -
Three Republican lawmakers introduced an amendment to a "minibus" of four appropriations bills that would eliminate the Budget Analysis Division of the Congressional Budget Office, and therefore the positions and salaries of 89 employees at CBO. It's the first time members of Congress have used the Holman Rule since the House reinstated it back in January.
July 25, 2017 -
Both the Trump administration and Congress are offering new goals to cut government improper payments over the next five to 10 years. Experts in the field say the targets aren't impossible but need attention and investments in agency technology and personnel.
July 20, 2017 -
The new commissioner of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service endorses a controversial House proposal that would enlist online commercial marketplaces like Amazon to let the government buy commercial goods.
July 18, 2017 -
The government abandoned its current plan to replace the FBI's Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, leaving employees in the deteriorating J. Edgar Hoover Building for the foreseeable future.
July 11, 2017 -
A USAID official said the CIO’s office worked directly with GAO to understand the exact nature and intent behind each metric, and prioritized and accelerated updates to address previous gaps.
June 26, 2017 -
Reps. Don Beyer and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) haven't forgotten about rising premium rates to the Federal Long Term Care Program, and they certainly haven't forgotten about the Office of Personnel Management's response when asked what the agency planned to do about rising costs.
June 23, 2017 -
What's it like to work for the world's largest nonprofit whose top brass are mostly millionaires looking to cut your pay and pension?
June 20, 2017 -
About 100 House Democrats wrote to Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), voicing their opposition over the president's four major proposed changes to federal retirement. The administration included the proposals in the fiscal 2018 budget proposal and would have a significant impact on both current and future federal employees and retirees.
June 16, 2017 -
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say the Pentagon pulled $15 billion worth of spending on technology projects under the national security system umbrella leading to less transparency and a poor FITARA grade.
June 14, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will release the fourth Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) report card June 13 detailing agency progress in implementing the 2015 law.
June 13, 2017