Federal Workforce

On December 19, 2017, Ranking Member Cummings sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney requesting copies of the final downsizing plans that the Trump Administration directed each agency to submit to OMB by the end of September.

Cummings Releases GAO Report Finding That "Special Pay Authorities" Help Agencies Recruit and Retain, But Could Be Used More Effectively with Adequate Resources

Oversight Dems Request Hearings on

"Degradation of the Federal Workforce"

Under Trump Administration

Members Ask Gowdy to Obtain "Downsizing Plans"

Agencies Submitted to OMB Last Week

Gowdy, Cummings Investigate Federal Agency Travel

Letter seeks information on use of private aircrafts for official travel

WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent letters to the White House and 24 federal agencies requesting information related to senior officials' use of government-owned aircraft or private non-commercial aircraft for official and personal travel.

The letter states:

House Members Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractors

Cummings Lauds House Passage of Bill to Strengthen Protections for Federal Employees

Washington, D.C. (July 11, 2017)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, lauded the House passage of the Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2017—legislation he introduced to strengthen protections for federal employees.

House Passes Cummings Bill to Strengthen Protections for Interns

Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2017)—Today, the House passed a bill introduced by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings to strengthen protections for interns. H.R. 653, the Federal Intern Protection Act would: