Press Releases
Washington, DC – Representative Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement today in response to a report issued by the General Services Administration's (GSA) Inspector General that found excessive spending and procurement violations in connection with a training conference held by the agency in 2010. GSA Administrator Martha Johnson and several top officials resigned today.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, announced a forum in Fairfax, Virginia to hear from large and small information technology companies and government officials about the top priorities of the technology industry.
Washington DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Chairman Darrell Issa requesting that the Committee conduct transcribed interviews of two former members of the National Labor Relations Board, Peter Schaumber and Peter Kirsanow, who obtained insider information from a current Board member, Terrance Flynn.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Committee Member John F. Tierney called on Edward DeMarco, the Acting Director of the Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA), to comply with previous requests for information about his refusal to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to utilize principal reductions to address the nation's housing crisis, even though his own data show they could save U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars.
Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Senator John D.
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the House GOP budget plan released today:
"The House Republican budget plan is misguided, utterly unfair, and should be rejected outright.
Washington, DC – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to the unanimous passage in the House of Representatives of H. R. 665, the Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act, which would establish a five-year pilot program to dispose of the 15 highest value unneeded federal real properties:
Washington D.C. —Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter asking Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa to refrain from making unsubstantiated allegations against Department of Energy employees and to correct the record for multiple claims that have proved inaccurate after further investigation.
Washington, DC — Rep. Gerald Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and Procurement Reform, issued the following statement in response to a GAO report released today that found that although there have been improvements, many federal agencies fail to dispose of electronic waste in an environmentally responsible manner:
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in reaction to an op-ed by former Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith that described the company's culture as "toxic and destructive":