Your Tax Dollars Their Party All a Big Joke Agency Spent $250G on Rewards $820 000 Vegas Bash Dime Sinks GSA Chief Racks Up More Than Just Bill Comment GOP Senate leader warns Obama Back off criticism of Supreme Court Congress violated its gift awards limit Ruling testimony doesn't help victims Top News Headlines Navy Jet Crashes Into Apartments Briefs 2 House committees probing lavish spending by the Our take General Services Administration highrollers Video Spoof Amplifies Ills Letters Fourth Amendment scandal highspeed rail immigration Flap Flaps employee rapping about at Las convention Fed Official Resigns After Agency's Lavish Spending Revealed Conference spree prompts resignations outrage head resigns amid reports limits spent $438K over four years rewards details

GSA's 'Hats Off' Program Fuels Further Criticism With the U.S. General Services Administration under a cloud of scrutiny for questionable spending practices, the House committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today released new details from a report showing that the government agency known commonly as GSA spent nearly $440,000 on "lavish gifts" like... GSA Again Under Fire, Now Over Video Spoof The same government agency already under fire for wasteful spending at a Las Vegas conference is under further scrutiny today for a newly discovered video featuring a U.S. General Services Administration employee bragging about excess government spending. The video features a GSA employee, identified as... GSA Under Fire Over Video Spoof GSA employees under fire for spoofing spending scandal. GSA Employee-Rewards Program Now Also Under Scrutiny The General Service Administration's troubles may extend beyond last week's revelations of a lavish employee junket to a Las Vegas luxury spa, as House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Republicans reported on Thursday that they have information on "an equally dubious employee-rewards program." Deeper investigation of GSA spending needed, lawmaker says Deeper inquiries will be held into massive overspending at the General Services Administration, a congressman vowed Friday, after a video emerged showing an agency employee joking about the excess spending. New outrage over GSA spending The same week that a report documented massive overspending at the General Services Administration, a video emerged Thursday showing an agency employee joking about the excess spending and saying he would never be investigated for it. GSA Conference Video Shows Lavish Vegas Spending: EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON -- Potentially problematic and certainly embarrassing video of the General Services Administration's infamous $820,000 Las Vegas conference has been obtained by The Huffington Post, showing well-dressed employees singing Frank Sinatra, downing margaritas and making light of lavish spending. 'Over the Top': New Video Shows Excesses of GSA's Vegas Trip in Stunning Detail "Government -- if you think the problems we create are bad, just wait until you see our solutions." GSA Announces 2012 Board of Director Election Results The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), the voice of the global semiconductor industry, today announces the results of its 2012 Board of Directors election. GSA's board is comprised of industry executives who are representative of the global regions in which GSA holds active memberships. The majority of the board members are selected by the Alliance's voting members. Video prompts more outrage over GSA spending The same week that a report documented massive overspending at the General Services Administration, a video emerged Thursday showing an agency employee joking about the excess spending and saying he would never be investigated for it.
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