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  • SENATORS SEEK FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GSA

    WASHINGTON – The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Monday released two letters as part of the Committee’s inquiry into waste, excessive spending, and possible fraud at the General Services Administration. Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, wrote to GSA’s inspector general and its acting administrator seeking information regarding the agency’s department-wide financial manageme...

  • FEDERAL CONFERENCE SPENDING GUIDELINES INTENDED TO DETER RECKLESSNESS WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS

    WASHINGTON – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Friday issued the following statement in reaction to new guidelines announced by the Administration on federal agency spending on conferences, travel, and real estate.  “I appreciate the Administration’s quick action in issuing new guidelines to reduce travel costs and strengthen agency accountability for spending on conferences. Requiring agencies to post their conference ...

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  • SENATORS SEEK FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GSA

    WASHINGTON – The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Monday released two letters as part of the Committee’s inquiry into waste, excessive spending, and possible fraud at the General Services Administration. Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Maine, wrote to GSA’s inspector general and its acting administrator seeking information regarding the agency’s department-wide financial manageme...

  • CONSERVATIVE LEGAL SCHOLAR BACKS SECURITY STANDARDS FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

    WASHINGTON – Leading conservative legal scholar Jack Goldsmith Thursday advocated for security standards for the nation’s most critical infrastructure to protect it from probes or attacks by hostile nations, terrorists, and other bad actors. In an opinion piece published on his blog Lawfare, which explores the intersection of law and national security, Goldsmith said critical infrastructure “is central to the security of the nation,” and noted that the L...