they said i don't know why gsa totals would be off, emphasizing gsa provides the data to opm. >> i thinks a classic case of passing the buck. >> reporter: james shirt is troubled even more by bonus money we uncovered for fiscal year 2012. >> very disturbing is these performance bonuses, supposed to be performance bonuses apparently weren't. >> reporter: after our own record request, gsa released this list of high ranking officials splitting more than a half million in bonus money in december 2011 or january 2012, almost all between $8,000 and $10,000 apiece. >> very large bonuses for going to terrible performers. >> reporter: he's talking about jeffery nealy. >> congratulations. proud of what you've done. >> reporter: the gsa official seen here congratulating the fish official of the spending video. he also organized the vegas conference with large hotel rooms and got more than 9400 in bonus money after the inspector alerted the gsa to the company. >> he's attorney for the group that represents secret government workers. he says they're the exception rather than the rule when it comes to

it's under the control of gsa. it's costing, not just this building, but across the country, we are losing probably a billion dollars a year, plus, in assets that are sitting idle, like this property. >> reporter: what do you want done with this? why don't they sell this? >> i did a little report. we looked at -- some of the wasteful fend -- spending. the tilt of the report is the federal government must sitting on its assets. we are in one of the assets, we are sitting on. but if you look at this building and believe this or not, 14,000 properties across the country that the federal government controls that are either vacant or under utilized. >> reporter: the gsa told me they manage in the national capitol region here 100 million square feet n. fairness to them, it's not, it's difficult -- it is not like they can walk out front and put a for sale sign up. there is bureaucracy. >> there is politics. there are people who want to keep things as they are. some of sm people -- some people benefit by the politics of th

so they have asked the gsa and a bunch of questions.out with a statement today and said that, okay, we did have this program. it began in may of 2011. it ended by december of 2011. no contractors ever paid anything. so it's like, we never did it. but republicans want to find out exactly -- >> greta: it sounds like they are skimming off the deduction, taking a piece of it -- >> well, basically -- >> greta: first of all, they say they haven't done it. let's leave that open for investigation. >> the most suspicious scenario for conservatives or republicans is that okay, we know that gsa has been spend egg lot of money and funny ways shall we say with the big conference in las vegas. we think that they handled money loosely and now they have this kickback coming in from contractors. what does that mean? >> greta: the good size side is that the money went to the gsa to fund, i guess parties, so the taxpayers didn't have to -- >> that's right. >> greta: the bad side is that if the individuals put it in their pockets. >> yeah. here again, the

the gsa report is no different. we need to understand better what happened so we can prevent it from happening again, and we need to explore with the broader community what steps we can take to fix the issue and make government better going forward. that's the basic role that omb has with respect to ig reports and i think it's a very critical one and one we have fostered a very strong relationship with ms. fong and other igs around that shared mission of better government. >> thank you very much, and mr. chairman, i thank you for the time. >> well, thank you, and i do want to try to conclude the hearing today, but i did, again, have this information that was provided on our witness, that says danny werfel is the controller of the office of federal financial management. within the office of management budget he is responsible for coordinating omb's efforts to initiate government-wide improvements in all areas of financial management. when -- and again i use the gsa example, and we did, in fact, have a former staffer

but secretaries lahood, sebelius -- or sebelius, lahood, and napolitano and acting administrator gsa dan tangherlini. before we get there, however, i also want to make sure i recognize one of our colleagues here at the partnership who made all this possible and has done much more. so i said this is psrw. i also like to think of it as jsrw, or jim seymour recognition week. he has been with the partnership for nine years, and he's our director of events and programs. and i salute jim for all the incredible things that you've done for nine years with the partnership. so thank you very, very much. [ applause ] now, clearly, if you pay attention to the news the thing you hear about most these days or the avalanche of news stories we've heard about have really been focused when you think about government on an $800,000 conference at gsa and inappropriate activities of a few secret service agents in cartage cartagena. what's been missing entirely is the positive side of the ledger. and what i hope again today we'll be able to do is talk a little more about that positive side. one way of doi

the paper's investigation's editor says i don't know why gsa totals would be off emphasizing gsa provides the data to opm. >> i think it's a classic case of passing the buck. >> reporter: james shirk at the conservative think tank heritage foundation is troubled even more by bonus money uncovered for fiscal year 2012. >> what's very disturbing is that these performance bonuses which are supposed to be performance bonuses apparently weren't. >> reporter: after our open record request gsa released this list of 67 high ranking officials splitting more than a half million dollars in bonus money in december, 2011 or january, 2012, almost all between about 8,000 and $10,000 apiece. >> very large bonuses were going to some terrible performers. >> reporter: he's talking about jeffrey neely. >> congratulations, proud of what you've done. >> reporter: the gsa official seen here congratulating the producer of that gsa spending video. he also organized the vegas conference with 2,200 square foot hotel rooms for vip of gsas and he got more than $9,400 in bonus money after the gsa was alerted to the si

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miller, are you familiar with white house liaisons that operate within, for example, gsa? >> generally. i've met i think each one. >> miss fong, you are too? >> yes. >> and mr. wiens, are you familiar with how white house liaisons are placed in all of the branches of the executive. >> i'm not as familiar. >> i'll stick to my two igs for a moment. in your experience isn't it true that these white house liaisons regardless of who is in the white house, have pretty much unfettered access to information that they would choose to have and the ability then to report it directly back to councils in the white house? >> i wouldn't know, mr. chairman. >> well, in your particular case the white house liaison was aware of your investigation and the chief of staff actually in this case i believe, reported it back to the white house council. so there is a separate avenue in every administration of these legislative or white house liaisons. here's one of my basic questions for the two igs, that's all well and good, but do we currently have that same level of transparency from igs or any

what we do know is there is a move in gsa to oust nine people altogether. i'm russ ptacek, 9news now. >>> he's a little boy whose disappearance made headlines 33 years ago nearly to the day. now police in new york city have artsed a man who claims -- arrested a man who claims he killed the 6-year-old and disposed of his body. he was arrested at his home in camden, new jersey. he was one of the first missing children to appear on the side of a milk carton. now, tomorrow is national missing children's day. that is because may 25th is the day he disappeared. >>> a u.s. senate candidate killed by a hit-and-run driver from prince george's county. matt jablow has the verdict in the high profile case. >> reporter: the victim's mother to bear. details too much. >> i couldn't fathom that she suffered so many injuries. and there was nothing i as a mother could do to take away that pain. >> reporter: 30 -year-old natasha pettigrew a law stument hit by a car -- student hit by a car while riding her bike in december of 2010. her injuries so severe that she died the next

does the gsa think it's a billing joke. hear from the director. motivating or insulting. paul lepage sending this message to america's unemployed. >> to cannibalize it the rest of state government. i am compassionate and committed to our children, our families and our disabled but to all you able people out there, get off the couch and get yourself a job! >> greta: does he have a point or did he go too far. good evening, governor? >> glad to have you in infections. >> greta: republican governor in maine, they should get off the couch and get a job? >> absolutely. it's our responsibility to make sure we put good tax policies and good regulatory policies in place so that those jobs can be created. 330,000 new jobs created in the state of texas from february 2011 to 2012. i any we're doing our part in the state of texas. other governors need ton challenged to put those policies in place to make sure they have those jobs that are created for people that are looking for work. folks on the welfare ride for the sake of welfare ride, you bet. governor lepage is spot on. the fact

i think in the couple weeks since the hearings, in talking to the gsa employees, and i've been doing a series of virtual town halls. i haven't been traveling. i've been using technology to go visit the agents. and in that way also modeling, frankly, for the employees that there are other ways that we can actually make those connections and relationship. what i've learned is there is as much anger, disappointment, and frustration with the gsa employees as there is in the american public and the congress over what took place. it really doesn't represent the values and the beliefs and the commitment of those employees to delivering services. and what's happened then is we've been able to spark a conversation. among employees with their supervisors, with our inspector general about great ideas, how we can save even more money for the american taxpayer. and that's really our challenge now, is to take those great ideas, convert them into action, and deliver great services to my agency partners here, who frankly need it now more than ever. >> just to follow up, you mentioned in the beginnin

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he briefed gsa. and other administration officials. in june he briefed kimberly harris, counsel with the white house. do you know kim bberly harris? >> i know kimberly harris but i'm not aware of the particular communication. >> that's another thing. i'm wondering in this flow. your job is financial managementened r and did the igs report back to you? are you informed when there's waste, or corruption or any of the above? >> as a general manner, i review ig reports. >> did you review the ig report for gsa? >> i have read the ig report. >> did you -- did mr. miller bring it to you, also, in may or in june of last year? >> no, he did not. >> he did not. so it went to kimberly harris, is what the information we got. then nothing was done with it. we didn't see it. it was never given to us. now i know why they only wanted to give us one line. they gave us one line that was her total administrative cost. now, of course, we're not the brightest people in the world, but we figured out, if you are spending 300% more in 2 1/2 years, now that wo

i am sure they wouldn't be able to do that to the gsa. you to everyone who responded and keep the comments coming. 6 minutes before the hour. he's a billionaire but facebook co founder jukzuckerburg a cheap-skate? the word of the day all scrambled up. stick around for the answer. it is coming up next. >> welcome back. thousands of first responders and recovery workers who made heroic sacrifices after the 9/11 attacks will be honored in a tribute tonight at the 9/11 memorial. the event marking the 10-year anniversary of the official end of cleanup efforts at ground zero. and she's being called the neighbor from hell. >> psychological evaluation and they said that if i were to have been a man, that this would not have been happening but because i'm a single female, i have a very good job. i have the biggest house in the neighborhood. >> 49-year-old lori christiansen is barred from her own home in minnesota after being charged with harassing and stalking her neighbors. among other things, they say that christiansen posted taunting signs on h

but, what do you do to try to get the word out about what gsa actually is and try to get it past? >> people have now heard the name and -- [laughter] >> that is interesting. >> so hopefully what we can do is begin to make people understand that the gsa is really the government savings agency and i think that has been part of the issue. when people have talked about gsa and the events around the western region conference, there is this huge irony in the fact that this is an organization that is supposed to be about saving money. but the point is every day the 12,500 employees at tsa actually do focus on saving government money, saving the government hundreds of millions of dollars and in things like telecommunication systems. we saved over $100 million by imaging our fleet in an efficient way. we say the government billions of dollars by using our scale to acquire more efficiency so what we need to do and what we talked about doing now as a result is redouble our efforts around saving people like my colleagues here money so that we can make sure that they are able to deliver. >> bu

and koarse nature of the evidence and resources assured a loss of evidence in gsa -- confidence in gsa i appointed two appointees in the chain of command and submitted my own resignation. bill: turns out at least 13 officials from washington actually attended the conference. mary catherine ham, daily caller, fox news contributor, mk, good morning to you. >> good morning. bill: as we peel this back, what's the truth in this story now? >> unsurprising me it creeps higher and higher, doesn't it? originally the story was that one regional office went rogue and spent all this money and people in washington, were shocked, shocked, to imagine this could have happened under their watch, now we find 13 officials from washington were there, some very high up. i would note that one of them was appointed in 2009, to make sure that stimulus money, the millions going into the gsa, was spent correctly. i would also remind everybody that the gsa's job as an agency is to put cost minimizing procedures in at other federal agencies. this is the perfect story of how the culture of government and a giant f

what do you do to try to get the word about about what the gsa actually is and try to get past this. >> people have now heard the name and hopefully what we can begin to do is make people understand the gsa is the government agency. that's been part of the issue and what people have talked about gsa and the eve ensler around the western region conference there's a huge irony in the fact this is an organization supposed to be about saving money but the point is everyday 12,500 actually do focus on saving government money, hundreds of millions of dollars in things like the telecommunications systems we provide we save over a hundred million dollars by managing the suite in a centrally and efficiently. we save the government billions of dollars by using our scale to a quieter more efficiently so what we need to do and talked about doing now is of assault and double our efforts around saving people like my colleagues money so we can make sure they are able to deliver. >> how do we get the data out. >> it's a question for you. >> i need to learn how to do that. >> part of the point is as

. >>> the gsa executive in charge of a lavish conference in las vegas has retired. jeffrey neily in the middle here left the general services administration yesterday. he was placed on administrative leave in april after details of out-of-control spending became public. gsa official were accused of spending thousands on unnecessary trips, activities, and parties. gsa's administrator and two top aides were fired or resigned because of the scandal. nine others are on administrative leave. >>> now to the race for the white house where just a few percentage point separate the candidates in the three states that would decide who are the next presidents. president obama holds a four-point lead in virginia and florida, according to a new nbc news/maris poll. president leads the presumptive candidate by six points in ohio, and despite that advantage, president obama is still below the 50% threshold usually considered safe for an incumbent. >>> president obama's recent support for same-sex marriage might help make the unions legal in maryland. according to a new public polic

stuff like this for gsa spends all of this money.hat's light on the titanic, because it sinking, you lay off the life raft. anyway, have a nice day. host: a republican caller in north carolina, good morning. caller: it is actually south carolina. host: excuse me. we're glad you called. what you think of these new rules? caller: first of all, that's fine. the president is doing a good thing there. that is sort of minuscule. and is seeking amount to avoid talking about the $2 billion that got lost in new york. i do not know. i'm not educated as some folks. i do watch a lot of c-span. that is my comment. if you allow me extra time, like you do so many, the real thing i think that is going on is the corruption, like some many have said. as one guy said four or six calls ago, about people never get punished. this administration is a classic example. yeah of the house ways committee chairman sitting up in the office there. that had been a republican, there would probably be doing time somewhere. they have so much corruption. nobody ends up

>> jeff kneelly ran the western region for the gsa.amous because you remember the photo of him in the tub. that was at the las vegas conference. he told officials in the e-mails let's make it over the top. he got that. then some. $822,00,000. jeffrey neely has now resigned today. darrell issa said he lost his ability to lead but they on capitol hill will keep investigating and they will investigate culture of waste at the gsa. i can tell you there is nobody shedding tears. they are pushing backing on charges there is reckless spending in the obama days. this guy was the poster child for some of that. they're glad to see him go. >> bret: the infamous tub shot. thank you. day two of voting in egypt's first free presidential election in generations. wide-open contest that will produce a successor to ousted autocratic leader hosni mubarak. turn-out was weaker than wednesday when people waited outside for hours. official results expected next week. >>> p-5 n-1, no solution. meantime, tough economic sanctions that drew iran to baghdad talks

gshg sa wo -- gsa worker laughit up as they shave and brush their teeth.hey beat up a computer in a field. hope we didn't pay for that computer. would you be this honest. a florida woman finds 1800 bucks sticking out of an atm and she turns it in. >> that's the way i was brought up. i believe in god and i believe what goes around comes around. if you don't earn it it's not yours, give it back. >> god bless her. police think someone was trying to make a deposit and the money became stock. no word if the bank found the owner of the cash. a man is in a coma after being hit by a car. his dog was taken to the animal shelter. they were reunited for the first time. >> oh, i love you baby. >> ah. >> john allen and dog lady were separated for three months. the pair winning over the hearts of the town of tennessee. hundreds making donations to the local animal shelter. >> oh. >> you are getting teary eyed. >> this could be arriving soon at an airport near you. >> ticketed passengers with boarding passes proceed straight ahead for all gates. >> that lady the avatar,

a statement from gsa makes it unclear whether neely was fired or resigned. the scandal also led to the resignation of the head of gsa, the firing of two top aides, and nine others being placed on administrative leave. >>> after five days of deliberations, the jury in north carolina's john edwards trial will be back today, to try to reach a verdict before the start of the holiday weekend. thursday the jury asked for more exhibits. to reexamine and the judge ultimately sent them all 503 pieces of trial evidence so they have everything they might need to look at. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of using campaign donations to hide an extra marital affair. while the jury was deliberating the former senator and presidential candidate and his daughter walked a few blocks to watch a baseball game. >>> summer is technically weeks away but the official start to the summer travel season is here. it could be a busy one. according to triple a's annual survey, more than 34 million people will travel 50 miles or more this memorial day weekend. it could

the gsa spent $822,000 on a las vegas conference. the scandal led to the visitation of the head gsa official and other officials but david foley is back on the job. >> the white house threatening to veto widely popular house spending bill for veterans programs. and mitt romney is hitting the ground running after winning tuesday's texas primary. ginger gibbs joins us in the newsroom from "politico." >> thanks for having me. >> now it's mitt romney turn to go to california and get some big money. >> mitt romney is fundraising in california this week, trying to bring in those big dollars ahead of what is going to be an expensive general election. he has multiple fund-raisers in california where he will be asking donors to write big checks to his campaign. california is a place where republicans and democrats frequently visit. it's a great place to have a couple fund-raisers. >> let's talk about the veto pen that the white house says it will do when it comes to the veterans' programs. is this targeted at veterans' programs or is this a m

>> gsa has to justify the existence. i would like to abolish gsa all together. private industry can do their jobs and do it cheaper and do it better. they set the standard for every other agency in government. we need to not only figure out how deep this goes but we need to put a stop to do it all together. stop all conferences. bill: almost like the gsa is the official auditor and you would have private industry handle that. we'll see how far you get on that. jeff denham thank you for your time out of the california. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. bill: you bet. 19 minutes past the hour, martha. martha: a high school is offering more than dinner and dancing at the senior prom. a little bit of protection in the deal as well, if you know what i mean. bill: yes. there are developments in the nypd counter surveillance of muslims. homeland security committee chairman peter king will update us on that. all energy development comes with some risk, but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our envi

i know some gsa employees were caught making videos where they brag about wasting our money.hey didn't do it all but they didn't do it all the time. >> i don't get the motivation. i would assume they would want to do a good job. >> there is month motivation in government. >> john: come on, no motivation? >> that is our job to motivate. the taxpayers is left holding bag. they don't see this going on. no one pays attention. we're sitting on valuable assets when we are running up trillion dollar deficits. >> so the gsa admits it has 14,000 buildings it calls excess the government even has a map that list them. it's kind of fun you can click on one of dots and learn how your money is being wasted. i'll post a link but congressman 14,000 excess buildings they admit to don't even include the empty buildings you showed us? >> there are many more. and then what is under gsa control, post offices and military installations that are sitting back. >> the omb sent us a response to our questions. they say a year ago president called on congress to cut through the red tape and they have 20

the gsa really partied it up, spending over $800,000 of your tax money.fficial who seemed to think it was a laughing matter is back on the job. you remember david foley joking about the expenses in vegas. >> the hotel i would like to talk to you about paying for the party that was held in the commissioner's suite last night, we need to take care of that. and our chairwoman on the oversight committee called and she has a couple questions about the proposed pay increases for executives you mentioned outside. >> so foley was put on administrative leave of a make those joking remarks, but now just a month later he has quietly returned to work at the gsa. he claims he wasn't directly involved in planning the vegas convention. just laughing about it. >> and a holiday weekend pool party isn't that unusual unless the only guest is a bear. that's right. a bear decided to take a dip in a california family backyard pool and his adventures are caught on camera. two sisters got out their cameras as soon as they spotted the bear in the yard. they watched him go swimmin