GSA scandal: News about the $823,000 Las Vegas conference and its aftermath
The General Services Administration has come under fire from congressional critics for questionable bonuses and travel expenses. Much of the criticism has emerged since the GSA’s inspector general released details in April, 2012, of an $823,000 employee conference in Las Vegas. That report led to the resignation of then GSA chief Martha N. Jobnson.
Army general investigated over alleged lavish travel, hotel spending, faces possible demotion
(Kevin Frayer)
WASHINGTON — As Gen. William “Kip” Ward traveled around the world as the head of the military’s U.S. Africa Command, he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in excessive hotel costs and allowed unauthorized family members to travel on his government plane, according to a Pentagon investigation.
Army probes general’s alleged lavish spending
WASHINGTON — As Gen. William “Kip” Ward traveled around the world as the head of the military’s U.S. Africa Command, he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in excessive hotel costs and allowed unauthorized family members to travel on his government plane, according to a Pentagon investigation.
Federal travel reimbursement rate to stay same in fiscal 2013
The reimbursement rate for government travel will not change in the next fiscal year, the General Services Administration announced Tuesday, quelling hotel industry concerns that rates would plunge in a move to cut costs.
VA being probed for conference spending
The VA spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences, and now the organizers of them are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, lawmakers and government sources said.
Veterans Affairs agency under investigation for conference spending
The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and government sources said Monday.
THIS IS A ONE TIME DEAL: I am offering the proverbial “get of jail free card” to a lawyer and his client
via FOX News
GSA Top 10: Staff Earn More Than Vice President
New lines of attack opened against GSAIssa: Inspectors general must alert Congress on probes
(J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) sent a sternly worded letter to the government’s 73 inspectors general asking that they inform Congress of serious violations under investigation.
Darrell Issa wants inspectors general to loop in Congress on big investigations
Rep. Darrell Issa sent a letter to the government’s 73 inspectors general asking that they inform congress of serious violations under investigation.
GSA’s ethics program approved just days after scandal-plagued conference
(J. Scott Applewhite / AP)
Three days after a scandal-plagued 2010 Las Vegas conference for employees of the General Services Administration, the president’s Office of Government Ethics gave a clean bill of health to the GSA’s ethics program.
Lawmakers target bonuses, conferences at GSA
via The Washington Examiner
GSA scandal widens; dozens of conferences now under investigationHey GSA, here’s how not to spend $270,000
(Wendy Galietta / THE WASHINGTON POST)
What’s wasteful is not that the GSA spent that amount of money to reward good employees, but how they spent it.
Another General Services Administration Spending Scandal Uncovered
via Architect Magazine
GSA Spenat $20K on Drumsticks at One-Day Conference
Party’s over: Feds scrap $6 million conventionGSA chief imposes hiring freeze, cancels bonuses
The acting chief of the General Services Administration said Tuesday that he is canceling almost all bonuses for executives this year and freezing hiring after a spending scandal that prompted a major shake-up at the agency.
GSA chief reins in bonuses and freezes new hiring
(KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS)
The decision, announced by the acting chief of the General Services Administration, comes after a spending scandal that prompted a major shake-up at the agency.
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