Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Administration Oversight
Administration Oversight
Hearing Investigates Allegations of Misconduct at GSA
This hearing focused on allegations that GSA Administrator Lurita Doan failed to follow proper procedures for awarding federal contracts, attempted to intervene in contract negotiations, and engaged in partisan political activities on federal property. A preliminary transcript of this hearing is now available.
Video of the hearing:
The following witnesses testified before the committee:
- The Honorable Chuck Grassley, U.S. Senator
- The Honorable Lurita Doan, Administrator, General Services Administration
- Brian D. Miller, Inspector General, GSA
Documents and Links
Chairman Henry Waxman's Opening Statement (153 KB)- Testimony of Senator Chuck Grassley (401 KB)
- Testimony of Lurita Doan (614 KB)
- Testimony of Brian Miller (238 KB)
- Slides and E-mails from January 26, 2007 Meeting at GSA (412 KB)
- Full Presentation from January 26, 2007 (warning: large file) (10 MB)
- E-mails Related to the January 26, 2007 Presentation (42 KB)
- Full Set of E-mails (698 KB)
- Memo from CRS: Meetings, Conferences as "Political Activities" in a Federal Office, and "Hatch Act" Considerations (687 KB)
- Supplemental Memo on Misconduct at GSA (513 KB)
March 6, 2007: Documents Reveal New Allegations Against GSA Administrator- January 19, 2007: Chairman Waxman Requests Additional Information on GSA Procurement
- GSA Administrator Doan's Response to Chairman Waxman's Invitation to Testify (33 KB)
- Administrator Doan's Response to Chairman Waxman's Inquiry (254 KB)
- Preliminary Hearing Transcript (14 MB)
