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Lawmakers consider federal pay system for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac execs
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae came under fire from the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday for awarding millions of dollars to executives. The hearing came just a day after the House Financial Services Committee passed a bill to convert execs' pay to the federal pay system.
Tags: Freddie Mac , Fannie Mae , pay and benefits , executive pay , SES , GS , House , Darrell Issa , Charles Haldeman
House oversight committee OKs GSA-inspired bills
Two new bills advance to the Congress floor in regards to the 2010 GSA Scandal. These bills, if affirmed, will hold executives accountable for misappropriations of funding, and also necessitate agencies to provide rundowns for all conferences spending.
Tags: GSA , Shakeup at GSA , House Oversight and Government Reform , oversight , Mike Kelly , Taeja Smith
House Small Biz Committee introduces more contracting reform legislation
Lawmakers on the House Small Business Committee introduced three bipartisan bills Wednesday aimed at contracting reform.
Tags: SBA , contracting , acquisition , Gerry Connolly , Jaime Herrera Beutler , Kurt Schrader , Bobby Schilling , Judy Chu , Sam Graves , Mick Mulvaney , House Small Business Committee , transparency
Rep. Walsh: Eliminating wasteful software licenses 'simple' way to save
An amendment to the 2012 Homeland Security Department's authorization bill would require the DHS CIO to tighten spending on and better inventory the software licenses the department purchases. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), who introduced the amendment, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss his proposal.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , DHS , IT , technology , Congress , House , House Homeland Security Committee
