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GSA conferences: the thrill is gone?
Hurry! The White House, amid the uproar over the General Service Administration’s excessive spending at a fun gathering in 2010 in Las Vegas, has issued new guidelines to curb costs. But don’t let that stop you from a lovely trip to the Alamo! Yes, GSA’s annual training and expo conference is starting Tuesday in historic San Antonio. Read full article >>
$1 Million in Waste, but No Bathtubs
By Chris Edwards Occasional episodes of government mismanagement explode into big scandals, such as the General Services Administration’s party in Las Vegas that wasted more than $800,000. Other waste gets flagged by auditors but generally goes unnoticed. I came across this new Inspector General (IG) report revealing $1 million of waste at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). [...]Show More Summary
Obama administration issues new travel and conference rules
In the wake of the General Services Administration (GSA) scandal over an excessive Las Vegas conference, the Obama administration has placed new restrictions on federal travel and meetings. In a Friday memo to government officials, Jeffrey D. Show More Summary
Bush 43 Most Costly Ex-President
President George W. Bush is requesting an office budget of around $1.3 million in taxpayer dollars for fiscal year 2013, according to the General Services Administration. This is the most expensive request of the living ex-presidents, who receive such funding under a 1958 law that pays for their office staff, travel and postage. Show More Summary
President Bush To Receive $1.3 Million In Tax Payer Dollars In 2013
Despite being out of office since early 2009, former President George W. Bush is still being subsidized by the US Government. According to a budget proposal document put together by the General Services Administration, Bush is slated...Show More Summary
Issa sets hearing on inspector general vacancies
In the wake of an inspector general report that exposed wasteful spending in the General Services Administration, lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration about similar positions being vacant in several other agencies. Read full article >>
Federal workers say vendors make budgeting for events difficult | #FedBuzz
Recent news of General Service Administration officials’ wasteful spending at a 2010 training conference is an example of how taxpayer dollars can go up in smoke at the hands of the very people entrusted with guarding it.
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Stealth ship for sale
Please do not outbid Boing Boing on the Sea Shadow, a stealth ship that the US Navy is currently auctioning off. The General Services Administration is requiring that the buyer dismantle and scrap the 1982 vessel within six months of purchase. But it's stealth! They'll never know that we've restored it and are using it [...]
NOAA retracts ad for magician motivational speaker at leadership conference
It’s not an illusion. Just weeks after the General Services Administration sparked controversy for hiring mind readers and clowns to take part in a lavish training event in Las Vegas, it turns out that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...Show More Summary
How to avoid another GSA boondoggle
In the age of the iPhone, does anyone still believe that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas? Apparently certain officials from the General Services Administration (GSA) did, until the photos came back to haunt them. By now, the outrageous...Show More Summary
NOAA pulls ad for magician in wake of Las Vegas spending scandal
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday pulled a $5,000 solicitation for a magician to motivate employees at a leadership training event, weeks after a mindreader hired by the General Services Administration became an embarrassing symbol of a Las Vegas spending spree. Read full article >>
GSA: Tax Troubles, Too?
It turns out the General Services Administration has a tax problem in addition to its spending problems.
Here's your chance to own Navy stealth ship
You've got about 24 hours to get your bids in on a piece of super-cool Cold War hardware - a stealth warship the government no longer wants. The General Services Administration is taking bids on the U.S. Navy's Sea Shadow, built by Lockheed Martin in 1983 for the Navy to test radar-evading capabilities and other [...]
Where Did GSA Get The Money For Las Vegas? Not From Taxpayers
How did the General Services Administration, GSA, afford the lavish party in 2010 that’s become the butt of jokes, even from the President? Every other Federal agency is having a budget crisis; cutbacks are everywhere. Although the Vegas “conference” took place in 2010, that was not so long ago. Federal spending has been under scrutiny [...]
What Real Government Waste Looks Like
When it was discovered that the General Services Administration spent nearly a million dollars on a lavish conference in Las Vegas, the outrage thundered through Washington like a roiling tsunami. Congressional hearings were quicklyShow More Summary
7 Behaviors That May Precede A Corporate Scandal
As the old saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. You’ve undoubtedly heard that the General Services Administration (GSA) is in hot water for hosting an $823,000 Las Vegas-area conference for 300 GSA employees in 2010. The issue isn’t just the grand total, though. Investigators found that a clown and mind [...]
Romney, Secret Service, GOP: Obama mocks them all
This year's primaries, the 2008 primaries, the General Services Administration scandal, even the Secret Service and Donald Trump were targets for President Barack Obama's scattershot humor at Saturday night's celebrity studded White House Correspondents Dinner.
Jennifer Rubin: Government is working just fine — for Obama
On Monday I wrote that the General Services Administration and Secret Service scandals were fodder for Republicans’ message that government is too big and dysfunctional, although President Obama wasn’t (as he was on Solyndra) directly responsible for the misbehavior. Show More Summary
GSA scandal won’t help whistleblowers, some fed workers say | #FedBuzz
Whistleblowing is often openly encouraged by government, but is it really widely supported?
In light of the recent General Services Administration scandal, Acting Director Dan Tangherlini and Inspector General Brian Miller have asked staffers to speak up if they have encountered things that “don’t seem right” within the agency.
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Lawmaker seeks annual audit of GSA building fund
Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) has introduced legislation that would require an annual audit of the General Services Administration’s public buildings fund. In remarks on the House floor this week, Denham called into question the $10 billion federal buildings fund, which GSA uses to pay for acquisitions and operations of government-owned buildings. Read full article >>