GOP Tries to Speed-Walk Search for GAO's Next Chief

Bipartisan process for picking GAO chief breaks down

Chairman Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee business meeting on Sept. 23.

Lame-duck Congress expedites search for next GAO leader

The last time lawmakers vetted candidates for GAO’s top job, a congressional commission spent more than a year on its search. Now members are being given 24 hours to find candidates in a process top Democrats call a "sham."

Republicans Rush To Replace Top Govt Watchdog

The Washington Sun reports: Senate Republicans are moving with haste to replace the head of the government’s most powerful watchdog before they surrender power to Democrats next year. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday morning scheduled a confirmation hearing for Nov. 19 for the Government Accountability Office leadership position, though it did … The post Republicans Rush To Replace Top Govt Watchdog appeared f…

GOP tries to speed-walk search for GAO's next chief

Given 24 hours to name candidates, Democrats decry efforts to "ram through another Trump crony."

Republicans Launch Late Effort to Install New GAO Leader

“Senate Republicans are moving with haste to replace the head of the government’s most powerful watchdog before they surrender power to Democrats next year,” the Washington Sun reports. “The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday morning scheduled a confirmation hearing for Nov. 19 for the Government Accountability Office leadership position, though it did […]

Dems Warn Trump Is Trying To ‘Ram Through’ His Ally As Head of GAO During Lame Duck

Congressional Democrats claim top Republicans are trying to rush through the selection process for the next head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) — a watchdog agency housed within the legislative branch — in order to let President Donald Trump place one of his allies into the position before Democrats take back control of Congress in January. A group of top Democrats who are tasked with recommending candidates to be the next head of…