Mastermind Behind GSA Vegas Bash Still Being Paid Staff Got Bonuses for Planning Lavish 2010 Event Agency Spent $250G on Rewards Racks Up More Than Just Bill 2nd panel blasts parties trips bonuses scandal Does agency have culture of waste fraud and abuse Second official Jeff Neely reported to himself whistleblower testifies excessive spending executive asserts right remain silent Eighth employee placed leave in Ruling testimony doesn't help victims Letters Fourth Amendment highspeed rail immigration Fed Official Resigns After Agency's Spending Revealed Video Spoof Amplifies Ills Editorial Scandal Example Of Obese Government Reid Don't blame Las

The GSA scandal's powerful and powerless players It's getting heated on the Hill. Former and current employees of the General Services Administration (GSA) are being publicly grilled this week in repeated Congressional hearings following the reveal of a scandal involving a lavish 2010 conference for federal employees that carried an $830,000 price tag, billed to America's taxpayers.Some of the key players in the scandal have accepted ... GSA scandal: Does agency have culture of waste, fraud, and abuse? Critics of the huge federal bureaucracy have a history of missteps to cite, from well before the latest GSA scandal, in which Jeffrey Neeley authorized $823,000 for a conference in Las Vegas.  GSA scandal's powerful and powerless players Former and current employees of the GSA are being publicly grilled this week in repeated Congressional hearings following the reveal of a scandal involving a lavish 2010 conference. GSA whistle-blower testifies on scandal A General Services Administration official who first raised questions about overspending at a 2010 Las Vegas conference said Tuesday that she supported the findings of a government investigation and the steps taken in response to the controversy. "I share your anger and disappointment in GSA's conduct," said Susan Brita, a GSA deputy administrator, at a House Transportation Committee hearing on ... Bribes, kickbacks in GSA scandal? Agency's inspector general wants Justice Dept. probe; Lawmakers blast GSA at hearing that's set to continues GSA scandal: Congress gangs up on bureaucrats behaving badly (+video) The one budget cut both parties love is government waste, and four congressional hearings on the GSA scandal give lawmakers the chance to drill that point home – repeatedly. GSA scandal: Congress gangs up on bureaucrats behaving badly The one budget cut both parties love is government waste, and four congressional hearings on the GSA scandal give lawmakers the chance to drill that point home – repeatedly. GSA deputy testifies in spending scandal WASHINGTON, April 17 (UPI) -- The official who first brought attention to the General Services Administration's excessive spending expressed "anger and disappointment" in testimony Tuesday. GSA Scandal Underscores Need for Government Contracting Oversight, According to the American Small Business League The following is a statement by the American Small Business League: At congressional GSA hearing, Jeff Neely targeted for scandal Amid unwavering public apologies Monday from former employees of the General Services Administration (GSA), one official chose to remain mum.Jeff Neely, the GSA official who organized a lavish 2010 conference for the agency, sat motionless--save for several eyebrow raises--as ranking House Oversight Committee chairman Elijah Cummings (D-M.D.) accused him, a regional commissioner, and his wife of ...
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