Government Accountability Office Improvement Act

S. 664, GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2013, SUPPORTED HOLDING AGENCIES ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPLEMENTING INSPECTOR GENERAL CONTRACTING RECOMMENDATIONS.S. 1197 - NDAA FOR FY 2014, URGED SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO HOLD OPEN HEARINGS AND VOTES ON THE NDAA. H.R. 1960/S. 1197, H.R. 2444/S. 1192, COMMONSENSE CONTRACTOR COMPENSATION ACT OF 2013 - SUPPORTED LOWERING THE CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS SPENT ON COMPENSATION TO GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS. URGED CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO ADOPT MEASURES TO REVEAL THE TRUE COSTS OF CONTRACTING. SUPPORTED IMPROVING CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY, STRENGTHENING SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT LAWS/SUSPEND ACT. SUPPORT BUY AMERICAN CONTRACTING PROVISIONS AND REFORMS TO IMPROVE THE SYSTEM. SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION OF AND PROPER FUNDING FOR NEWLY EXPANDED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR FEDERAL WORKERS, INCLUDING INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY WORKERS, AND PROTRECTIONS FOR CONTRACTORS AND GRANTEES. S. 1081, H.R. 1960/S. 3254, MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2013, SUPPORTED ENHANCED PROTECTIONS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND OTHER WHISTLEBLOWERS AS WELL AS ACCOUNTABILITY FOR RETRIBUTION H.R. 2016/S. 967, MILITARY JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2013, SUPPORTED REFORMS TO THE MILITARY THAT WOULD REMOVE THE PROSECUTION OF MOST CRIMES PUNISHABLE BY ONE YEAR OR MORE IN PRISON (SUCH AS SEXUAL ASSAULT) FROM THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO INDEPENDENT MILITARY PROSECUTORS S.744, BORDER SECURITY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND IMMIGRATION MODERNIZATION ACT, SUPPORTED WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS FOR GUEST WORKERS IN SENATOR BLUMENTHALS AMENDMENT (INTRODUCED APRIL 17, 2013) SUPPORTED REFORMS FOR THE FBI WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. OPPOSED LOOPHOLES TO FOIA, INCLUDING AN OVERLY BROAD EXEMPTION PROPOSED BY THE COUNCIL OF INSPECTORS GENERAL. S.954/H.R. 1947, FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013, OPPOSED AMENDMENTS (970, 1011, AND 1907 ON S.954; 57 ON H.R. 1947) TO FARM BILL THAT WOULD CREATE UNNECESSARY PRIVACY MEASURES AND UNDERMINE FOIA H.R. 624, CYBER INTELLIGENCE SHARING AND PROTECTION ACT (CISPA), OPPOSED LIMITING ACESS TO INFORMATION AND OVERLY BROAD EXEMPTIONS TO FOIA. OPEN GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP: MADE RECOMMENDATIONS TO INCREASE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY THOUGH IMPROVING FOIA, REDUCING OVERCLASSIFICATION, POTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH, ENDING SECRET LAW, ENCOURAGING PROACTIVE DISCLOSURE OF ETHICS AND OTHER GOV INFO, PROVIDING EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY TRANSPARENCY, INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL SPENDING.H.R. 1233, PRESIDENTIAL AND FEDERAL RECORDS ACT OF 2013 AMENDMENTS, SUPPORT ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCEDURES FOR CLAIMS OF CONSTITIONALLY BASED PRIVILEGE AGAINST DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS H.R. 1133, PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY DONATION REFORM ACT, SUPPORT DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR DONATIONS TO PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES. H.R. 1162, GAO IMPROVEMENT ACT, SUPPORT EXPANSION OF GAO AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM EXECUTIVE BRANCH [H.R. 1162 PASSED HOUSE ON 4/15/2013]. H.R. 1234, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE PRESERVATION ACT, SUPPORT PRESERVING AND REPORTING ON CERTAIN ELECTRONIC RECORDS BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. H.R. 1211, FOIA OVERSIGHT AND IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2013, SUPPORT THIS BILL TO INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT INFORMATION THROUGH FOIA REFORMS SUCH AS AN ONLINE PORTAL, AND PROPOSED ADDITIONAL REFORMS TO INCREASE INDEPENDENCE AND AUTHORITY OF OGIS AND REDUCE THE OVERUSE AND ABUSE OF EXEMPTIONS. S.716, MODIFICATION OF THE STOCK ACT, OPPOSED ROLLBACKS OF TRANSPARENCY OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PASSED IN THE STOCK ACT [S. 716 PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE ON 4/11/2013]. H.R. 1104, FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT AMENDMENTS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION, SUPPORTED INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO REDUCE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. H.R. 2061/S. 994, DIGITAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY (DATA) ACT, SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATION EFFORTS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO MORE RELIABLY FOLLOW HOW TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT [H.R. 2061 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON MAY 22, 2013; S. 994 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MAY 21, 2013] SUPPORTED IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW LAWS CURTAILING HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS. MADE RECOMMENDATION TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF SECRET LAW AND POTENTIALLY REFORM SECTION 215 OF THE USA PATRIOT ACT (PUBLIC LAW 10756), THE STATE SECRETS PRIVILEGE, AND THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT (H.R. 6304) IN LIGHT OF DISCLOSURES OF GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE MADE RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD TO URGE THE ADMINISTRATION TO MAKE PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE LEGAL AUTHORITIES FOR GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE OF AMERICANS SUPPORTED FILLING INSPECTORS GENERAL VACANCIES TO ROOT OUT WASTE AND INCREASE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY PROPOSED REFORMS TO LIMIT THE COZINESS BETWEEN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND REGULATED ENTITIES, INCLUDING MORE TRANSPARENCY AROUND THE REVOLVING DOOR. SUPPORTED MORE TRANSPARENCY IN GRANT MAKING AND CONTRACTING.