Congress: Legislation and Oversight

OPM Nominee Pledges ‘Nonpartisan’ Governance Despite Anti-Islam, Conspiracy Theorist Views This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here.  President Trump’s nominee to lead the federal government’s human resources agency declined to apologize during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for offensive comments he made on Twitter in 2016, but promised that if confirmed, [...]

POTUS pick to lead OPM accused of ‘lacking commitment to federal merit system’ This podcast features Government Accountability Project and originally aired here. Four government oversight groups are raising concerns with the president’s latest pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management. The groups say OPM nominee John Gibbs doesn’t have the experience or qualifications to lead [...]

OPM nominee insists past rhetoric is behind him, says discrimination has no place in government This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. The president’s latest pick to lead the Office Personnel Management didn’t spend much time in front of senators Wednesday afternoon laying out his long-term vision for the federal government’s top [...]

Note: this article mentions Government Accountability Project and was originally published here.  Advocacy Groups Press Congress to Support Pandemic Whistleblower Protection Legislation On Thursday evening, a group of whistleblower advocacy and government accountability organizations urged Congress to pass legislation that would enhance protections for coronavirus-related whistleblowers. Twenty-seven groups wrote to the House and Senate regarding [...]