Monday, April 16, 2012

Mastermind Behind GSA Vegas Bash Still Being Paid official expected to plead the Fifth at House hearing Acting Administrator Apologies for wasted money Staff Got Bonuses Planning Lavish 2010 Event White blames Bush administration Your Tax Dollars Their Party All a Big Joke Panel Kick Off Hearings on Spending $820 000 Dime Sinks Chief $$ Spent 5 Days in Hawaii RibbonCutting ExGSA Head Rips Obama For Blame Game Agency $250G Rewards After 'Uh Oh' Memo Racks Up More Than Just Bill GSA's 'Jackass' Awards Too Top Dem Calls On Agency's Watchdog Seeks Criminal Probe executive asserts right remain silent Apologizes Conference Mock Ceremony Comment tax return shows 2011 earnings of $789 674

GSA Heads Slammed During Congressional Hearing The House Oversight Committee grilled GSA officials over their infamous Las Vegas conference spending. GSA South Carolina to Feature Systematic Filing Products at GSA Expo GREENVILLE, S.C., April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GSA South Carolina is pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting and showcasing one of their premiere clients, Systematic Filing Products at the annual ... 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 ... GSA executive asserts right to remain silent The General Services Administration investigator who revealed a wild agency spending spree said Monday he's investigating possible bribery and kickbacks, and has already recommended criminal charges to the Justice Department. The key figure in the scandal invoked his right to remain silent at the House hearing. 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 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: Possible Bribery, Kickbacks Being Investigated; Former Administrator Apologizes At House Hearing The Inspector General for the General Services Administration, or the GSA, on Monday said he is investigating other sorts of improprieties at the agency that include possible bribery and kickbacks. GSA exec takes the Fifth on Las Vegas spending scandal A government official at the center of lavish spending at a Las Vegas conference claimed his Fifth Amendment rights against testifying at a congressional hearing Monday, while his former boss said she mourned her departure from public service over the controversy. Nevada Dems: GSA hearings are 'an attack on Las Vegas' As the brouhaha over the General Services Administration's excessive spending continues to unfold, the real loser is not the GSA, but Sin City itself, according to two Nevada Democrats. Former GSA chief apologizes for "extravagant" Las Vegas conference at House hearing At House hearing on GSA spending, Martha Johnson says she "deeply" regrets excessive spending at "raucous, extravagant, arrogant, self-congratulatory event"
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