/tags/general-services-administration-gsa General Services Administration (GSA) en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-25/man-at-center-of-federal-agencys-las-vegas-scandal-leaves-his-job Jeff Neely, the regional official at the General Services Administration who hosted a 2010 taxpayer-funded conference that became a scandal as details about excessive spending, gifts and lavish parties were revealed, is no longer with the agency. Fri, 25 May 2012 14:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-05-25/man-at-center-of-federal-agencys-las-vegas-scandal-leaves-his-job Mark Memmott /2012-04-19/gsa-chief-back-on-hot-seat-as-pundits-weigh-fed-scandals GSA chief Dan Tangherlini was in for another day of grilling by lawmakers - this time behind closed doors, as commentators weigh in on GSA and Secret Service scandals. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:43:00 GMT /2012-04-19/gsa-chief-back-on-hot-seat-as-pundits-weigh-fed-scandals Scott Neuman /npr-news/2012-04-17/at-scandal-ridden-federal-agency-all-sorts-of-abuses "Every time we turned over a stone we found 50 more with all kinds of things crawling out," General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller told Congress this morning. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-17/at-scandal-ridden-federal-agency-all-sorts-of-abuses Mark Memmott /2012-04-17/congressional-panels-probe-lavish-gsa-spending House Republicans took the Obama administration to task Monday, this time for a 2010 Las Vegas convention for General Services Administration employees that cost more than $800,000. The convention is the subject of congressional hearings this week. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT /2012-04-17/congressional-panels-probe-lavish-gsa-spending Tamara Keith /2012-04-16/house-investigator-issa-has-faced-allegations-as-well The man driving the investigation into the GSA is Republican Darrell Issa. He took the top seat on the House oversight committee after the GOP won the majority. Over the past year and a half, Issa has led several splashy investigations. But he's also been dogged by allegations of his own. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:55:00 GMT /2012-04-16/house-investigator-issa-has-faced-allegations-as-well Andrea Seabrook /npr-news/2012-04-16/outrage-apologies-at-hearing-into-federal-agencys-vegas-scandal General Services Administration officials spent excessively on a Las Vegas conference. So far, the agency's top official has resigned and several others have been fired. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:00:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-16/outrage-apologies-at-hearing-into-federal-agencys-vegas-scandal Mark Memmott /npr-news/2012-04-06/video-rapping-federal-worker-adds-to-evidence-of-waste-and-excess As if there wasn't enough outrage already about the "excessive and wasteful" spending by the federal government's General Services Administration at a 2010 conference in Las Vegas, now there's video evidence. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:40:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-06/video-rapping-federal-worker-adds-to-evidence-of-waste-and-excess Mark Memmott /npr-news/2012-04-03/gsa-clown-conference-scandal-could-hurt-other-agencies A public-policy expert makes the point that the reaction to the GSA scandal could lead to a pernicious development, the government equivalent of cutting off one's nose to spite one's face. In an attempt to prevent such future excesses, cuts could be made to federal agency budgets that actually decrease not improve government's ability to wisely manage its spending. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 21:51:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-03/gsa-clown-conference-scandal-could-hurt-other-agencies Frank James /2012-04-03/gsa-chief-resigns-over-extravagant-spending The head of the General Services Administration and two deputies are out of jobs. And other career employees have been suspended for their role in spending $820,000 on a Nevada conference. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:00 GMT /2012-04-03/gsa-chief-resigns-over-extravagant-spending /npr-news/2012-04-02/obama-administration-tripped-up-by-gsas-vegas-spending-scandal The GSA conference with the clown, comedian and mind reader is the kind of embarrassing story any administration wants to avoid on its watch, especially at a time of fiscal austerity when federal workers are coming under attack from some conservatives and a general election looms for a president seeking a second term. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-04-02/obama-administration-tripped-up-by-gsas-vegas-spending-scandal Frank James