Following a report that revealed it spent $20,000 of taxpayer dollars on promotional gifts for its employees for a 2010 conference, a Congressional committee accused the General Services Administration of a "gross abuse of taxpayer funds" on Monday.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee began hearings on the GSA's excessive spending, which made headlines last week after an investigation by the United States Inspector General uncovered over $820,000 spent on a single Las Vegas conference. In addition to the $20,000 spent on commemorative gifts, which violates the agency's policy, the GSA spent nearly $150,000 on food and $75,000 on a "team building exercise" for 300 government employees.
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- Las Vegas
Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.