mr. michael keegan. mr. keegan is social commissioner for facilities and supply management at the social security administration. mr. keegan has raised concerns about waste within the social security administration. mr. keegan? >> chairman johnson ranking member corporal and distinguished members of this committee. thank you for this opportunity to discuss my demotion reassignment and retaliation during my tenure at the social security administration or ssa. in july 2011 i was recruited by budget management michael gallagher specifically to oversee the office of supply management, known as osm. it consists of approximately 5,000 agents across our country. in january 2012 i was assigned as project executive for the construction of a replacement computer data center. this project was funded via a $500 million appropriation as part of the american reinvestment appropriations initiative. we were told the appropriations was needed to replace the existing center located in woodlawn maryland. most notably, the repla

mr. michael keegan. mr. keegan is a retired social security manager at the social security administration. he raised concerns about waist -- waste within the social security administration. >> distinguished members of the committee, thank you for this opportunity to discuss my demotion reassignment and retaliation during my tenure at the social security administration, or as is a. -- ssa. in july 2011, i was recruited by a former deputy michael gallagher, specifically to assume management and responsibility for the facilities and supply management, an organization of 500 employees and contractors operating and administering management and real estate actions for hundreds of facilities across our country. in january of 2012, i was assigned as the project executive for the construction of a replacement computer datacenter. this project was funded via a $500 million appropriation. as part of the american reinvestment and recovery initiative. congress had been briefed by ssa officials that the appropriation was n

mr. keegan. our next witness is mr. jose belo. he has raised concerns about overtime abuse to the office of special counsel. >> good morning to all. chairman johnson, and ranking member carper, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to help you blow the whistle on retaliation. i am a former member of the united states army aviation, and i serve with dignity and honor for over six years until honorable discharge because during an operation in 1993 i suffer a injury which incapacitated me from doing my duties for 60% of my physical ability to continue flying. of my duties, after my recuperation i decided that i would like to continue serving the government, as i dream when i was a child raising up next to the air force base where i enjoyed watching all the b52s, and i said one day i am going to be up there, and god gave me that opportunity. moreover, i spent a year in a body cast recuperating from my injuries and with the help of my wife and the physical therapists i started walking again.

mr. keegan. >> chairman johnson.ng member carper and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss my demotion, reassignment and retaliation during my tenure at the social security administration or ssa. in july of 2011, i was recruited by budget finance and moment michael gallagher to assume management and responsibility for the office of facility and supply management known as ofsm, 500 employees and contractors operating and administering management for fsa facilities across our country. in january of 2012, i was assigned as the project executive for the replacement of a project communication center. this was funded via $500 million association as part of the american reinvestment recovery initiative. congress was briefed by ssas that the appropriation was needed to replace the existing national computing center or ncc located on the ssa headquarters in wood land maryland. the replacement data center occupied only one floor of the entire center with approximately 75 playies. howe

mr. keegan? >> thank you, senator. i have absolutely no knowledge there's been any accountable repercussion any way involving senior leadership -- i'm sorry. senior leadership at the social security administration. i can quickly characterize this in two areas. if you recall my testimony, i testified that my supervisor mr. spencer, testified at a deposition under oath that he cannot categorically agree that misrepresenting facts to congress was not ethical. the second thing i'll tell you is there's a mentality at the social security administration concerning bad information stays in the house. we do not air our dirty laundry to congress. we protect our leadership at all costs. third, i would just say in my 44-year career in the military private sector and senior executive of four agencies, the social security agency has the worst track record of accountability and taking responsibility for their actions that i've ever seen. i do not mean that in a flippant manner, but i mean that sincerely. >> ms. johnson? >> [ inaudibl

mr. keegan.

mr. keegan. our next witness is mr. jose belo. he has raised concerns about overtime abuse to the office of special counsel. >> good morning to all. chairman johnson, and ranking member carper, and members of the committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before you today to help you blow the whistle on retaliation. i am a former member of the united states army aviation, and i serve with dignity and honor for over six years until honorable discharge because during an operation in 1993 i suffer a injury which incapacitated me from doing my duties for 60% of my physical ability to continue flying. of my duties, after my recuperation i decided that i would like to continue serving the government, as i dream when i was a child raising up next to the air force base where i enjoyed watching all the b52s, and i said one day i am going to be up there, and god gave me that opportunity. moreover, i spent a year in a body cast recuperating from my injuries and with the help of my wife and the physical therapists i started walking again.