General Services Administration

RNC Mocks Government Conference Cap Backed By Republicans

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 05.14.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Republican National Committee mocked an Obama administration plan to cap the costs of government conferences Monday, even though Rep...

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George W. Bush's Shocking Requests

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.09.2012

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George W. Bush is slated to receive $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars for fiscal year 2013, including $85,000 in phone costs and $26,000 in printing co...

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The Real Meaning of the GSA Scandal

J.H. Snider | Posted 05.08.2012

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What accounts for the different treatment? Why is a million dollars of waste at the GSA a scandal but not tens of billions of dollars at the FCC-NTIA? I believe public ignorance and apathy are the immediate cause of blame.

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GSA Offered Unusual Deal To Contractors

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.03.2012

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WASHINGTON — It was a curious offer to contractors from a government agency: We'll give you a tax deduction for making federal buildings more en...

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House Takes Action After GSA Scandal

AP | By DONNA CASSATA | Posted 04.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Outraged by lavish government conferences on the taxpayers' tab, the House easily approved a measure Wednesday to impose tough limits on...

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Mitt Romney: Obama's 'Elaborate Vacations' Set Example For GSA

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 04.20.2012

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Mitt Romney said on Thursday that President Barack Obama is partially to blame for a recent scandal over excessive spending at the General Services Ad...

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Fraud, Abuse in Small Business Contracting Programs Needs to End Now

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 04.18.2012

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One of the most important problems raised by recent news of the General Services Administration's (GSA) trip to Las Vegas on the taxpayer's dime is the abuse of federal small business contracting programs.

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Darrell Issa's Flipside On Scandalized GSA Commemorative Coin

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa may be worked up over commemorative coins minted for the General Services Administration...

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GSA Hearings Take New Turn

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration's internal watchdog said Wednesday that employees are heeding his call to report wrongdoing and...

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'Scared To Pee' -- Federal Workers Talk About Exploding Toilet

Posted 04.17.2012

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There was a lot of potty talk by government workers after toilets exploded in a federal building last year, sending one woman to the hospital. "I...

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Lavish Taxpayer-Funded Vegas Conference Sparks Hearings

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — The main figure in a General Services Administration spending scandal took trips to Hawaii, Napa Valley and the South Pacific islan...

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GSA Coming Under Scrutiny

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration investigator who revealed a wild agency spending spree said Monday he's investigating possible ...

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Your Tax Dollars Circling the Drain

Diane Dimond | Posted 04.12.2012

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With the scandal at the GSA seeming to grow larger every day -- a question: Is it time to start filing criminal charges against civil servants who was...

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Darrell Issa Maneuvers To Get First Strike At Embattled Agency

Politico | BURGESS EVERETT | Posted 04.12.2012

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Powerful House committee chairmen Darrell Issa and John Mica are in an apparent duel to be the first to grill General Services Administration bureaucr...

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GSA Sends New Message To Its Federal Employees

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Top officials of the General Services Administration are telling employees they have a duty to report incidents of wasteful spending lik...

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More GSA Spending Uncovered

AP | WILL LESTER | Posted 04.11.2012

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WASHINGTON — A House Republican whose committee is investigating a lavish conference held by the General Services Administration says a high-ran...

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Darrell Issa Calls Hearing On GSA Las Vegas Spree

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans, who have seized upon embarrassing reports that the federal General Services Administration blew $823,000 on a Las Vegas spl...

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GSA Scandal Is a Window to the Way Washington Really Works

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 04.09.2012

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Maybe it was the fact that the administrator was forced to resign and two employees were fired. Truth be told, a lot of administration heads should probably resign. These abuses are not unique to the Obama administration; they've gone on for decades.

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WATCH: GSA Conference Video Shows Armani Suits, Mega-Margaritas, Bubble Shows, Angry Clowns

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Potentially problematic and certainly embarrassing video of the General Services Administration's infamous $820,000 Las Vegas conferenc...

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WATCH: Federal Employee Raps About Agency's Lavish Spending

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.06.2012

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If you're a federal employee, it may be best not to rap about your agency's lavish spending, or you "rolling on 20s, yeah, in my G.O.V." And yes, G.O....

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Agency's Awards Program Wildly Overspent

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON — The General Services Administration developed an employee awards program that spent more than $438,000 over four years, far exceedi...

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Lavish Spending Scandal Sparks House Investigation

AP | Posted 04.06.2012

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WASHINGTON — Two House committees said Thursday they are investigating wasteful spending by the General Services Administration, following an in...

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Official Makes Rules For Gov't Conferences, Proceeds To Have Lavish Conference

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.03.2012

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An extravagant conference sponsored by U.S. taxpayers is costing some government officials their jobs. General Services Administration chief Marth...

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Agency Head Resigns After Lavish Vegas Conference Expenses Revealed

AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — A senior government official resigned Monday after a report concluded her agency improperly paid for an "over-the-top" training ses...

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Donald Trump Lays Out Big Vision For His New D.C. Landmark

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.05.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump is promising greatness for the Old Post Office building. In a Washington Post local opinion piece this weekend, Trump -...

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