Gerry Connolly Archives

Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va. (Gerry Connolly / Flickr)

Gerry Connolly, congressional champion of federal IT reform, dies at 75

Connolly was a contributor to key federal tech legislation during his nearly two-decade career on Capitol Hill, including FITARA and the law that produced the Technology Modernization…

May 21, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

House Democrats want Treasury watchdog probe following DOGE’s IRS ‘hackathon’

A letter led by Rep. Gerry Connolly asks Treasury’s OIG to investigate DOGE’s data and IT modernization work at the tax agency following a reported API sprint…

May 15, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Federal workers and their supporters gather outside the Treasury Department on Feb. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C., to protest Elon Musk and DOGE’s takeover of federal systems. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)

National Labor Relations Board watchdog investigating DOGE, potential data breach

The OIG investigation comes after an NLRB IT staffer filed an official whistleblower disclosure with Congress last month.

May 15, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen on a podium on Feb. 23, 2015, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

DOGE reduction-in-force efforts reach Homeland Security

Some House Democrats have criticized the group’s access to IT systems, including those at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Apr 8, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

The exterior of the White House from the North Lawn on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

House Oversight Democrats demand details on White House Starlink installation

Reps. Gerry Connolly and Shontel Brown say there are “considerable red flags” with the use of the Elon Musk-owned internet service.

Apr 7, 2025 By Rebecca Heilweil

Office of Personnel Management, OPM — OPM’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. (Billy Mitchell)

OPM inspector general will examine DOGE access to IT systems

The agency’s watchdog said it will look into “specific emerging risks” related to issues highlighted in a February letter from House Oversight Democrats.

Mar 10, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Former Rep. Dan Bishop, R-N.C., nominee to be the next deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Feb. 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

OMB deputy director nominee defends Elon Musk, DOGE’s ‘outstanding effort’

Former Rep. Dan Bishop’s defense of the tech billionaire’s government cuts comes as House Democrats open an inquiry into DOGE “attacks on federal employees.”

Mar 5, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on Feb. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

Rep. Connolly demands OPM rescind guidance opening CIOs to possible politicization

Connolly calls the memo "an attack on the civil service," urging OPM to revoke the guidance immediately.

Feb 25, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

Protesters gather outside of the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group of federal employees and supporters are protesting against Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids who have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Plaintiffs call for temporary restraining order in OPM email server lawsuit

The new motion calls for the court to stop the operation of an alleged unauthorized commercial server OPM using to send mass emails to the entire federal…

Feb 4, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is pictured on a sunny day with trees in the foreground. — The U.S. Capitol viewed from the Rayburn House Office Building June 13, 2024. (Photo by Madison Alder)

Bipartisan bill requiring agency CAIOs gets House companion

The House bill follows Senate legislation that advanced out of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last year.

Jun 14, 2024 By Madison Alder