Trump Transition Team Is Rightly Wary Of Sleazy General Services Administration

Snippet of Article: "...The report, titled “Don’t Brief the Trump Team: How the GSA and the FBI Secretly Shared Trump Transition Team Records,” details how the FBI and then-Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s office trampled all over the transition team’s private property rights.

“Even after the Trump transition team learned about the FBI’s secret preservation request, the GSA nevertheless refused to immediately provide the Trump transition team copies of its own records,” a joint press release from the senators stated at the time. “Instead, after denying the Trump transition team its basic legal rights to control its own information, including the opportunity to protect privileged or confidential information..."

Source: thefederalist.com

GSA Probe Coming

Article Title: Lieberman calls for broader GSA probe into spending, hearings

Snippet of Article: "...Lieberman said he wants Miller to investigate the other regions “to make sure that there’s no similar behavior such as what we found in Region 9.” Speaking on “Fox News Sunday,” the senator said his committee also plans to hold hearings..."

Source: www.washingtonpost.com GSA,GSA Region 9, GSA Probe, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee,

GSA “Hats Off Program” reaps nice benefits for Federal Employees

Article Title: GSA employee rewards program now also under scrutiny

Snippet of Article: "...Under a so-called “Hats Off Program,” operated by officials in the GSA’s Pacific Rim Region – and possibly other regions – “at least $200,000 worth of taxpayer funded iPods, gift cards and other valuable items were handed out to employees for questionable reasons at best,” wrote committee Chairman John Mica , R-Fla., and Rep. Jeff Denham , R-Calif...."

Source: www.govexec.com “Hats Off Program” , GSA, General Services Administration,

$822,000 General Services Administration (GSA) conference raises ire

Article Title: GSA head out after lavish spending by agency

Snippet of Article: "...It's supposed to set the standard for government efficiency and cost-cutting -- something a scathing new report clearly shows the GSA didn't do. The report has forced three top Washington officials out of their jobs..."

Source: www.cbsnews.com