- Dec 4 2014
The first major reform bill for federal information technology in more than a decade has made it through its toughest hurdle – the National Defense Authorization bill. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 4 2014
After nearly two years and several iterations, the bill formerly known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act is heading to the House floor as part of the 2015 Defense authorization bill. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 3 2014
Known as the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), the bill would significantly empower CIOs at the largest civilian agencies. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 3 2014
The bipartisan Federal Information Technology Reform Act -- which aims to upgrade the government's creaky process for purchasing and building IT systems -- has made it past intense House-Senate negotiations and will be included in the compromise version of the Fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act unveiled by lawmakers late Tuesday evening. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 18 2014
Congressman Connolly released the following statement on the announcement of Rep. Jason Chaffetz as the new Oversight and Government Reform Chairman. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 13 2014
Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Darrell Issa, and Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) applauded final passage of the Government Reports Elimination Act (H.R. 4194). Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 10 2014
To help federal employees and retirees navigate through the many changes in the 2015 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans, dental and vision insurance programs, and flexible spending accounts, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold an Open Season Workshop on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 30 2014
At today's House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Congressman Connolly joined a bipartisan chorus in Congress voicing serious concerns about the Secret Service's ability to protect the First Family in the direct aftermath of the latest White House security breach, and subsequent revelations of security breakdowns. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 18 2014
To help federal employees and retirees navigate through the many changes in the 2015 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans, dental and vision insurance programs, and flexible spending accounts, Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold an Open Season Workshop on Saturday, November 15, 2014. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 30 2014
A bipartisan group of Members today proposed sweeping reforms to how the federal government purchases IT goods and services. The Reforming Federal Procurement of Information Technology (RFP-IT) Act, was introduced by Reps. Anna G. Eshoo and Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 29 2014
The Northern Virginia Congressional delegation released this statement today following the announcement that a Springfield, Virginia site is a finalist for a relocated Federal Bureau of Investigations headquarters. The General Services Administration selected three sites for its shortlist, two of which are in Maryland and one in Fairfax County. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 26 2014
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), joined by Reps. Moran, Cummings, Tierney and other House members, today introduced legislation in the House to provide a 3.3 percent pay raise to federal workers. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 27 2014
While federal unions push for a bigger pay raise than the 1 percent President Obama will propose in his 2015 budget, lawmakers say that any raise faces a fight and anything higher than 1 percent will be almost impossible to pass. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 17 2014
Congressman Connolly released the following statement following President Obama's address on the NSA. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 15 2014
Congressman Connolly issued the following statement on the retirement of Congressman Jim Moran. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 18 2013
Congressman Gerry Connolly joined Federal, State, and local leaders at a December press conference to show unified, bipartisan support for locating the new FBI headquarters at the GSA site in Springfield, VA. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 17 2013
Congressman Gerry Connolly issued the following statement today following the announcement by Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) that he will be retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of his 34th year in Congress and will not seek an 18th term in 2014. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 12 2013
Congressman Gerry Connolly voted with a majority of House members today to pass the bipartisan budget deal. Statement follows.
< Read more > - Dec 5 2013
Representatives Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran said today that they will oppose a budget deal that makes unfair and indiscriminate cuts to federal employee pay or retirement benefits. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 8 2013
Rep. Connolly will hold his annual Open Season Workshop to assist federal employees & retirees navigate the changes in the 2014 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP), dental and vision programs, and flexible spending accounts. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 30 2013
Reps. Gerry Connolly and Tom Rooney, R-Fla., are cosponsors of a bill aimed at preventing, ever again, a repeat of October's embarrassing situation in which the Defense Department was barred from paying death gratuity and burial benefits during the government shutdown until Congress provided an exemption. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 18 2013
Congressman Connolly released the following statement on the bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown and extend the debt ceiling. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 5 2013
House Passes Bipartisan Moran-Connolly Bill to Provide Retroactive Pay for Furloughed Federal Employees. House Voted Unanimously on Saturday to Pass Legislation.
< Read more > - Oct 4 2013
House GOP Leadership Agrees to Bring Bill to Floor for a Vote on Saturday. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 1 2013
Due to the inability of Congress to pass a government funding measure all federal agencies are forced to respond to a government shutdown. As a result, more than 800,000 federal employees across the country may be subject to furlough. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 19 2013
Rep. Connolly will hold his annual Open Season Workshop to assist federal employees & retirees navigate the changes in the 2014 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP), dental and vision programs, and flexible spending accounts. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 23 2013
Connolly announces Commonwealth of Virginia will receive $17 million in federal homeland security grants under its fiscal year 2013 state and local grants program. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 28 2013
Connolly calls OGR Committee proceedings to strip fifth amendment rights an abuse of power. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 25 2013
Congressman specifically questioned IG whether progressive groups were targeted for further review by IRS staff. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 14 2013
Issa-Connolly Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) will fundamentally reform the procurement management process the federal government uses to purchase IT products and services. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 14 2013
Connolly's amendments addressed federal IT procurement reform, foreign assistance, improvements for small business, and national security. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 5 2013
Bipartisan amendment will restore $7.7 million in federal funding for the 28 federal Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, including Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF 1) based in the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Read more.
< Read more > - May 16 2013
Connolly and Mica recently held a congressional hearing on federal data center consolidation at George Mason University. Read more.
< Read more > - May 10 2013
The House Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a field hearing to examine whether the federal government's efforts to optimize information technologies and consolidate data centers are actually saving taxpayers' money. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 16 2013
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Issa, Cummings, Mica and Connolly passes House 416-0. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 10 2013
USPS Confirms conclusion by Rep. Connolly and GAO that USPS lacks authority to cut mail delivery from six-to-five days. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 22 2013
Honor cites Connolly as champion of federal workers, his expertise on government contracting and bipartisan IT reform. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 21 2013
Opinion requested by Rep. Connolly concludes that USPS has no legal authority to cut first class mail delivery from six days to five days and eliminate Saturdays. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 13 2013
Congressman Connolly joined Reps. Moran and Wolf in making a bipartisan push for the FBI to relocate to Northern Virginia. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 7 2013
Connolly voted against the resolution. In debate prior to the vote, Connolly called the decision to bake sequestration cuts into the continuing resolution "a terrible mistake." Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 6 2013
Congressman Connolly issued the following statement on his vote Wednesday against the Republican House Continuing Resolution. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 1 2013
Congressman Connolly issued the following statement after last night's sequestration deadline. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 26 2013
"Forty-seven thousand employees could be furloughed one day per two-week pay period, the equivalent of 10 percent of their workforce...That will affect the scheduling of flights and the availability of flights," said Connolly. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 26 2013
In Arlington, Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Reps. Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly joined leaders from the travel industry at Reagan National Airport to warn of the cuts' potential impact on aviation. Read more
< Read more > - Feb 20 2013
Congressman Connolly and Senator Mark Warner's FAST Voting Act was again endorsed by the Washington Post as voting reform Congress should take up. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 6 2013
Connolly says Postmaster General Donahoe lacks the constitutional and statutory authority to eliminate Saturday mail delivery to tens of millions of American homes and businesses. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 30 2013
CongressmanConnolly will hold his 17th telephone town hall on Tuesday, February 5th at 8:05 pm for residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District residing in Fairfax and Prince William Counties and the City of Fairfax. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 28 2013
Congressman Connolly and Virginia Delegate Luke Torian appeared on NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt to discuss long voting lines on Election Day, as well as transportation, and Republican redistricting plans. Watch here.
< Read more > - Jan 24 2013
Rep. Gerald Connolly has been named the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on government operations, a perch that should give him a voice on a host of matters impacting the Washington area's biggest industry. Re
< Read more > - Jan 22 2013
Congressman Connolly was elected today to serve as Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Government Operations. This key subcommittee has broad jurisdiction over federal government, IT, and federal procurement. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 15 2013
Officials from Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties met in Arlington to discuss six potential sites Thursday. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 15 2013
Northern Virginia leaders at the local and federal levels pledged Thursday morning that they will bring a united front to the effort to land the new FBI headquarters in Virginia. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 20 2012
Connolly's bill to end human trafficking by government contractors and subcontractors passed the House Thursday night as part of the fiscal year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 4 2012
IT Reform is an opportunity to streamline government and find real savings for the American taxpayer. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 28 2012
More than 300 federal employees and retirees participated in Congressman Connolly's annual Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan Open Season workshop held at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 16 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) introduced legislation Thursday to make substantial improvements in the states' administration of elections to make voting faster and more accessible to all voters. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 15 2012
Connolly's annual Open Season Workshop will be this Saturday, Nov. 17 at W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va. Speakers include FEHBP expert Walt Francis, and representatives from OPM and Medicare. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 17 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) took to the House floor to ask the House Republican leadership to bring Congress back into Washington now to deal with the threats posed by sequestration. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 17 2012
A banging gavel cut off Democratic Reps. Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Russ Carnahan of Missouri Tuesday before they could make a parliamentary inquiry about sequestration. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 4 2012
Congressman Connolly will hold his annual Open Season Workshop on Nov. 17, 2012 for federal employees and retirees. Session will Include FEHBP experts including Walt Francis. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 31 2012
"For the sake of the country," Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said, "can we not come together, give up our respective orthodoxies and get something done for the American people?"
< Read more > - Jul 31 2012
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., says Congress should cancel its annual August recess to focus on the automatic, across-the-board cuts that would affect defense and other federal contractors. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 18 2012
More than 16,000 11th Congressional district residents listened to Rep. Gerry Connolly's 15th telephone town hall call Tuesday night. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 17 2012
Today Representatives Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly and Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner applauded the Defense Department's release of $180 million in funding for a project to widen Route 1 through Ft. Belvoir. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 28 2012
Congress is on the verge of becoming the first in the history of the United States to hold a sitting cabinet member in contempt of Congress, cementing its legacy as one of the most partisan House of Representatives of all time. Watch.
< Read more > - Jun 27 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly took to the House floor today to urge his colleagues to vote against the unprecedented partisan contempt citation against Attorney General Eric Holder. A vote in the House is scheduled for Thursday. Watch here.
< Read more > - Jun 20 2012
At today's Oversight and Government Reform Committee Hearing, Rep Gerry Connolly said Issa's contempt proceedings are akin to a Kangaroo Court. Watch here.
< Read more > - Jun 18 2012
Congressman Connolly was honored as a leading voice and advocate for the advancement of information technology within the federal government by the Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM). Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 8 2012
The U.S. House approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Connolly to preserve critical funding for the nation's elite Urban Search and Rescue teams including Fairfax based Virginia Task Force 1. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 6 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly today condemned Republicans for continuing to stand in the way of progress for America's women after Senate Republicans voted Tuesday to block the Senate from voting on equal pay for women. Read more.
< Read more > - Jun 5 2012
"When we look at this economy, we should ask: what would Ronald Reagan do?" Connolly said on the House floor Tuesday afternoon. Read more.
< Read more > - May 29 2012
The forum focused on the federal government and technology, both critical components of Northern Virginia's vibrant economy, and how technology can be used to increase government efficiency without increased spending. Read more.
< Read more > - May 18 2012
Ensures federal contractors do not use exploited labor. Read more.
< Read more > - May 11 2012
The forthcoming digital government strategy will include telework as a major component, federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel told lawmakers and technology contractors Friday. Read more.
< Read more > - May 11 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) was honored for his support of the federal workforce and his efforts to promote good government at a ceremony Wednesday evening. Read more.
< Read more > - May 9 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-11, will be honored for his support of the federal workforce and his efforts to promote good government at a ceremony Wednesday evening. Read more.
< Read more > - May 1 2012
Don't let the GSA scandal taint our federal workforce. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 24 2012
Connolly announced today that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a field hearing on technology and the federal government on May 11th in Northern Virginia. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 2 2012
More than 100 bipartsian House Members Join Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Rep. Don Young (R-AK) letter to House leadership in support of responsible United States Postal Service Reform. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 29 2012
NoVa residents, including Rep. Gerry Connolly, are fighting post office closures, which save surprisingly little money. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 29 2012
Connolly introduced the End Trafficking in Government Contracting Act of 2012, a bill aimed at ending human trafficking of foreign nationals employed by U.S. contractors in Iraq, Afghanistan, and in some U.S. embassies in the Middle East. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 28 2012
Reps. Connolly (D-VA) and Poe (R-TX) penned an OpEd for the Hill on their bill to put cameras in the Supreme Court. Their bill would bring needed transparency to the Court's deliberations on health care reform. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 27 2012
A bipartisan group of members from the House and Senate proposed legislation on Monday that seeks to crack down on human trafficking by contractors that the U.S. military hires for work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 24 2012
U.S. Postal Service officials say a research firm used a "seriously flawed" methodology in a study that concluded mail service cuts would cost USPS billions in revenue, but the agency would not reveal details of that methodology. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 17 2012
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) stood up for federal employees today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, voting against a conference agreement that once again targets the federal workforce. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 7 2012
Public employee unions and congressional Democrats are pushing back on GOP proposals to overhaul federal pension procedures, as Republicans press to use savings wrung from the government workforce to pay for other initiatives. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 3 2012
Congressman Connolly released the following statement on today's robust January jobs numbers. Read more.
< Read more > - Feb 2 2012
Congressman Connolly released the following opening statement on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee's sixth hearing on Fast and Furious. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 24 2012
Rep. Gerry Connolly appeared on Fox 5 yesterday to offer proposals that would help the U.S. Postal Service address its deficit and ensure continued service. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 9 2012
President Barack Obama recently signed four bills sponsored by Rep Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, D-11th, and made them law. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 6 2012
President Obama signed a new law last week that aims to hire more federal interns into permanent jobs, another effort by the administration to revamp government hiring. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 5 2012
Four pieces of legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly were signed into law by President Obama on New Year's Eve. The four initiatives were rolled into the defense authorization bill. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 23 2011
The Federal Acquisition Institute is getting some much needed horsepower to improve the civilian acquisition workforce. Lawmakers included the FAI Improvement Act in the 2012 Defense Authorization bill. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 16 2011
Congress is set to pass legislation today that chastises the Army and imposes restrictions to cap parking at the controversial Mark Center property in Alexandria at 2,000 spaces. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 16 2011
Moran, Connolly, Webb and Warner applauded House passage of language both to cap the number of parking spaces at the Mark Center and require that the Army implement the Inspector General's most recent recommendations. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 16 2011
Moran, Connolly, Webb, Warner, applaud passage of Mark Center parking cap. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 21 2011
Connolly to attend White House ceremony on legislation to repeal 3% tax withholding on businesses and put veterans back to work. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 15 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his 11th Telephone Town Meeting for residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District on Thursday, November 17 at 8 pm. Residents can sign up to be on the call. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 3 2011
If Americans ever think about the employees of government subcontractors, it's doubtful that sex traders, indentured servants and exploited workers living in barbed-wire compounds come to mind. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 3 2011
The State and Defense departments are doing too little to help prosecute criminals working for U.S. subcontractors who engage in human trafficking. Read more.
< Read more > - Oct 5 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold an Open Season Workshop on November 19, 2011. Open Season runs from November 14 to December 12. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 22 2011
Lashing out at those in Congress who put ideology ahead of pragmatic problem solving, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly was animated and colorful in his remarks to a joint luncheon meeting of the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Merrifield Business Association Tuesday. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 21 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today delivered the following statement at the House Oversight and Government Reform Hearing on Chairman Darrel Issa's legislation to dismantle the U.S. Postal Service. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 19 2011
Congressmen Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Don Young (R-AK), joined by 73 other bipartisan members of Congress, have written Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) Chairwoman Ruth Goldway to urge the PRC to reject thousands of Post Office closures in favor of reforming the Postal Service's business model. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 13 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly joined with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to provide continued funding for transportation and aviation programs, including the Federal Aviation Administration. Passage of the legislation precluded the threat of another shutdown of the FAA and other transportation and aviation programs. Read more.
< Read more > - Sep 12 2011
As we gather here today, let us all invoke a moment of silence in memory of those 184 men, women, and children, innocents all, who lost their lives on this fateful day a decade ago when terrorists plunged Flight 77 into the Pentagon. Let us also remember
< Read more > - Sep 8 2011
I applaud President Obama for making a strong pitch to Congress to pass legislation that will help create jobs, repair our crumbling infrastructure, and take meaningful steps to lift our nation out of this ongoing economic recession. I think he offered the right balance between job creation and providing a lifeline for the millions of Americans who are out of work and out of luck. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 25 2011
Hurricane Irene is currently a large Category 1 storm predicted to hit the North Carolina Coast on Friday evening and then run along the East Coast through the mid Atlantic region Saturday and Sunday. The National Weather Service has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the Northern Virginia region. Residents should expect heavy rains and strong winds that could result in major tree damage and power outages. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 23 2011
According to United States Geological Survey (USGS), the National Capital Region, as well as the mid Atlantic Region, experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake this afternoon. FEMA is closely monitoring the situation and is in close contact with federal, state, and local partners. Preliminary damage assessments are currently taking place in all affected areas, however, at this time there are no reports of major damage or requests for assistance. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 9 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly today joined with Rep. Frank A. LoBiondo of New Jersey and the Chairmen of the House Transportation and Homeland Security Committees in introducing legislation to grant the U.S. Secretary of Transportation authority to pay the salaries and related benefits of federal employees who were furloughed during the 13-day partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 5 2011
More than 12,000 residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District participated in Rep. Gerry Connolly's Telephone Town Hall Thursday night. During the hour-long meeting, Connolly addressed a variety of issues in response to questions from constituents. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 5 2011
In an hour-long telephone "town hall" with, according to his aides, 12,000 constituents listened in and a select number asked questions, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly said tonight that deep cuts in the federal defense budget included in this week's vote to raise the debt ceiling should not bear heavily on the Northern Virginia region. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 5 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly today applauded President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid for working out an apparent agreement to allow passage this week of a House-passed FAA funding bill to put 4,000 FAA employees and tens of thousands of construction workers back to work and return $200 million a week in airline fees to the federal government. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 29 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly took to the House floor Friday during debate on the complex Republican legislation on the debt ceiling to criticize Speaker John Boehner's debt ceiling increase bill, saying it "sets us up to fail and risks a catastrophic default." Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 20 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) issued the following statement this morning following a vote by the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority board approving an above-ground station at Dulles Airport. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 19 2011
More than 100 Fairfax residents attended Congressman Gerry Connolly's July town meeting in Springfield to discuss the future of Medicare and Social Security and a House-passed plan, opposed by Connolly, that would dismantle Medicare as we know it. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 14 2011
Today, Representatives Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly, and Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner wrote Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta expressing their concern with the recently released occupancy plan for the implementation of BRAC Recommendation #133. The plan moves nearly 5,000 employees to the Mark Center facility by December 2011 – before vital transportation infrastructure improvements are put in place. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 7 2011
Congressman Connolly Joined the United Service Organizations (USO) and Wounded Warriors and their families to break ground Monday on Fort Belvoir's Wounded Warrior and Family Care Center, a 25,000 square-foot facility that will help men and women injured in the line of duty with the difficult process of recovery. Read more.
< Read more > - May 31 2011
Today, Representatives Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly and Senators Jim Webb and Mark Warner wrote Secretary of Defense Robert Gates expressing concern with the recently submitted Army Transportation Plan for the implementation of BRAC Recommendation #133 at Fort Belvoir-Mark Center, Virginia. Citing inaccuracies throughout the plan, the lawmakers call on Secretary Gates to delay the Mark Center move for one year. Read more.
< Read more > - May 16 2011
The generous pension system enjoyed by millions of federal workers from clerks to senators and judges has emerged as a key target in negotiations between Vice President Biden and congressional leaders looking to restrain the growing national debt. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 21 2011
More than 30,000 residents of Virginia's 11th Congressional District participated in Congressman Gerry Connolly's Telephone Town Hall Meeting Wednesday and they made it clear in a poll conducted during the meeting that they strongly oppose the Republican plan to dismantle the Medicare program for seniors. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 14 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) today voted in the House for the compromise continuing resolution to fund the federal government through September 30, citing the inclusion of $150 million in funding for Metro infrastructure and safety improvements and funds to help relieve transportation problems related to BRAC at Fort Belvoir, and the need to keep the federal government open for business. Read more.
< Read more > - Mar 31 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly and members of the Washington-area region's House delegation today reintroduced the National Metro Safety Act of 2011. The bill directs the US Department of Transportation, in consultation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to establish federal safety standards for heavy rail systems across the country, including Washington's Metro. Read more
< Read more > - Mar 8 2011
Congressman Gerry Connolly, D-11 VA, has introduced H.R. 237, a bill that would expand the eligibility period for the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) so that more service members whose homes have lost value due to the mortgage crisis will not face severe financial ramifications when they must sell because they have to move. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 20 2011
Minutes after being elected Ranking Member of a key House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee that is critical to Northern Virginia's economy, Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), reached out to the new subcommittee chairman with a detailed memo offering suggestions on policy issues where the two leaders can work together to find bipartisan solutions. Read more.
< Read more > - Jan 20 2011
Concerned about traffic congestion expected under the BRAC move to Mark Center on Seminary Road in Alexandria, U.S. Reps. James P. Moran Jr. and Gerald E. Connolly and Sens. James Webb and Mark Warner sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert Gates urging needed road and transit improvements around the new U.S. Army facility scheduled to open later this year. Read more from The Washington Post.
< Read more > - Jan 7 2011
In the first legislative action of the 112th Congress, Congressman Gerry Connolly voted today with a bipartisan majority of House members to reduce the budget of the U.S. House of Representatives by 5 percent for the next two years
< Read more > - Dec 22 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly said today that he welcomes Defense Secretary Robert Gates' narrowing of the scope of his proposed defense contracting cuts, but he continues to be concerned about the potential impact on Northern Virginia contractors, particularly minority, women, and veteran-owned contractors. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 22 2010
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.) said today that Defense Secretary Robert Gates's proposed cuts to contractor spending will be less dramatic than previously feared, likely amounting to $400 to $430 million a year. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 21 2010
Fairfax County's 400,000-plus commuters finally got something to smile about last week when President Barack Obama signed the Telework Enhancement Act into law. The new law, driven by Virginia Reps. Frank Wolf (R-Dist. 10) and Gerry Connolly (D-Dist. 11), will require federal agencies to develop comprehensive telework plans and should allow tens of thousands of federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area to work from home one, two or even five days a week.
< Read more > - Dec 21 2010
The Pentagon today said it would narrow the scope of proposed contractor cuts to service support contracts only. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Deputy Defense Secretary Bill Lynn told a working group of lawmakers and contractor representatives that the Pentagon wants to cut 10 percent from its $4.3 billion service support contracts budget each year for three years, and not from Defense's entire $143 billion service contract budget. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 13 2010
This weekend, the News and Messenger praised the bipartisan efforts of Representatives Connolly, Wolf, and Wittman to pass the Telework Enhancement Act. The editorial also highlights Connolly's position to extend tax cuts for all Americans as the right thing to do. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 9 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly joined Federal Workforce Subcommittee Chair Stephen Lynch (D-MA) and Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD) in the Oval office of the White House Thursday when President Obama signed the bipartisan Telework Improvements Act legislation into law. Connolly, Sarbanes, and Frank Wolf (R-VA) sponsored the legislation. Read more.
< Read more > - Dec 6 2010
About 200 current and retired federal workers attended a workshop Saturday at the Fairfax County Government Center to learn more about 2011 benefit and rate changes under the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) program. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 22 2010
Some may decry the current lame-duck Congress, but federal workers and anyone who cares about reducing pollution might want to watch how they describe lawmakers. They just approved an important bill for this region, and now it heads to the president's desk. That's the Telework Enhancement Act, a bipartisan measure sponsored by our own Reps. Frank R. Wolf and Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, who together represent almost all of the Prince William area, and by Rep. John Sarbanes, a Maryland Democrat. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 19 2010
Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressmen Gerry Connolly (D-VA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), and Frank Wolf (R-VA) to jumpstart the federal government's telework program won final passage in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday and is being sent to the President, who is expected to sign it into law. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 18 2010
Congressmen Gerry Connolly and Jim Moran say that changes in the structure of Metro's governing board, proposed by the Washington Board of Trade (BOT) and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), could dilute representation of local jurisdictions on the panel. Read more.
< Read more > - Nov 15 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly will hold his annual Open Season Workshop on December 4 to help federal employees and retirees navigate through the improvement and changes in the 2011 Federal Employees Health Benefits Plans, dental and vision insurance programs, and flexible spending accounts. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 31 2010
Over the next two weeks, Congressman Gerry Connolly will slug from Prince William and Fairfax Counties, and ride the rails, buses, and roadways with Northern Virginia commuters to explore transportation funding issues with his Northern Virginia constituents. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 27 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly said today that Congress will hold hearings to determine the rationale behind Defense Secretary Robert Gates' proposal to cut defense contracting by 10 percent per year for three years. Read more.
< Read more > - Aug 2 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly, Congressman Jim Moran, and Senator Mark Warner are urging the Defense Department to reevaluate its outdated regulations that inhibit funding for road and transit projects around Fort Belvoir, the Engineering Proving Ground, and Quantico Marine Base in Northern Virginia to help state and local governments cope with the influx of more than 27,000 new employees scheduled to be transferred to the three military facilities a year from now. Read more
< Read more > - Jul 30 2010
Congressman Connolly said every partner in the operation of Metro bears responsibility for correcting the deficiencies that led to the June 22, 2009 fatal metrorail crash. Read more.
< Read more > - Jul 20 2010
Legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA), John Sarbanes (D-MD), and Frank Wolf (R-VA) to jumpstart the federal government's telework program passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday with broad bipartisan support. Read More.
< Read more > - Jul 15 2010
The Telework Improvement Act, sponsored by Congressmen Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly, D-11th, Frank Wolf, R-10th, and John Sarbanes, R-Md., and co-sponsored by Rob Wittman, R-1st, directs every federal agency to appoint telework managing officers and implement telework plans for people to work form home or a teleworking center near their homes. Read more here.
< Read more > - Jul 13 2010
The Prince William News and Messenger wrote an editorial this week highlighting Congressman Connolly's efforts to ensure our veterans who suffer from mental health issues related to their service receive the care and treatment they need. Read more.
< Read more > - Apr 19 2010
Nearly two months after they were furloughed because of a temporary expiration of the Highway Trust Fund, 2,000 U.S. Department of Transportation workers will receive their back pay thanks to legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly that is now law.
< Read more > - Mar 24 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly's bill to encourage federal agencies to increase the percentage of federal employees who telework cleared a critical hurdle in the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday when a key Subcommittee approved the legislation. An amendment by Connolly to make telework a central element of federal agencies' Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP) in the event of a natural or manmade emergency was also approved by a unanimous vote the House Subcommittee.
< Read more > - Mar 22 2010
Congressman Gerry Connolly voted Sunday night with a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the health insurance reform bill. The legislation now goes to President Obama for his signature. Read Connolly's statement.
< Read more > - Mar 10 2010
Legislation sponsored by Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) to compensate nearly 2,000 employees of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) who were unfairly furloughed for two days in March because of political gamesmanship in the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. House of Representatives today with broad bipartisan support.
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