****Official House Oversight Comm Thread FIVE - GSA Administrator****

[Eurobabe]

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Thread One here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=521865&mesg_id=521865

Thread Two here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=522607&mesg_id=522607

Thread Three here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=523067&mesg_id=523067

Thread Four here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=523578&mesg_id=523578

[SharonRB]

1. Thanks for keeping this going

[steve2470]

93. It is SO obvious the Repugs are harassing Miller

It's painfully obvious.

[SharonRB]

2. She violated basic rules of conduct for an agency head n/t

[IChing]

3. Republicans up first with questions

Davis saying that he is not an accountant

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. Good strategy, IMO. Dems can wrap it up! n/t

[bobthedrummer]

4. Doan is done imo, she's a criminal who has lied under oath

[ProfessorPlum]

5. Davis points out that Miller is not an accountant

and implies that oversight is too costly.

"How much is this oversight costing?" How lame.

[Eurobabe]

6. Davis: Going after Miller, you are not an accountant, but a prosecutor

Miller: This was a credible complaint, when it came in. Part of our job is to investigate.

Davis: Did you save any money on this investigation (re: Frasier contract?)

[IChing]

7. Asking if you saved the government any money in the investigation

[ProfessorPlum]

8. Davis badgering him. Now invokes

"ongoing investigation" canard again.

[skooooo]

9. Stupid question -- What does the GSA do...

...and what misconduct does this relate to?

[Sydnie]

37. Government Services Agency

http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/home.do?tabId=0

From their site -

GSA’s mission is to "help federal agencies better serve the public by offering, at best value, superior workplaces, expert solutions, acquisition services and management policies." GSA consists of the Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), the Public Buildings Service (PBS), and various Staff Offices, including the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs (OCIA). Eleven Regional Offices extend GSA’s outreach to federal customers nationwide.

[Digit]

121. You mean General Services Administration (just clarifying) n/t

[Sydnie]

10. Thanks for the new thread

Doan has done herself harm today. Lynch was right.

[ProfessorPlum]

11. Davis: Didn't you cause harm to the other investigation in

exposing this?

This is kind of stupid. It's good to expose government fraud, you idiot.

Miller denies he released info tothe Washington Post.

[Eurobabe]

12. Davis: Asking Miller about the WaPO article

insinuating that they leaked it?

Davis: Did you do investigation as to how it might have leaked out?

Miller: 1/25 received a call from Doan's attorney.

[Eurobabe]

14. Did KKKarl throw her under the bus too?

Do we see a pattern here? Did he sing to the Post, re: Doan?

[ProfessorPlum]

15. What irony!!! GOP wants to know why Miller didn't investigate

a leak! Maybe Davis should ask Bush that Re: Plamegate.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

16. I bet she leaked it! Waiting to hear.......... eom

[Eurobabe]

19. Not following, why would she leak?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

20. It is a typical Karl Rove kind of move. Get the other side into trouble. Once Rove bugged his own

office and said Dems did it! This was early on in his career.

[Eurobabe]

17. Miller speaking re: How info got to Post

2/1 Doan's attorney calls back with a revised story. Filed a PCIE complaint?

[Norquist Nemesis]

22. Changing story. Sound familiar to anything else? n/t

[bobthedrummer]

18. Stolen laptops, data thefts, many backdoors, even nepotism from proud Pioneers

that's called HUMINT/human intelligence, this opens up the Plame Investigation findings imo

on edit: Miller was compared to a "terrorist" by Doan last year, this is opening up so many other investigations and they need reopening

[Eurobabe]

21. Shared notes with Congressional Staff: Rep Platt's? Who is that?

Miller is saying his office did not leak the notes to the WaPO.

[Eurobabe]

24. Allan Swindeman comes up again

[IChing]

23. He is going over why the notes appeared

in the WP and why they showed up.
He is going after why this information was leaked.

[aquart]

26. Desperately trying to distract from the underlying criminal act.

[IChing]

30. Of course, he says he has no credibility

he is attacking him vigorously

[Norquist Nemesis]

31. Shared in OCTOBER!!!!!! Which party was in charge then!

Platts is a Con from PA 19th district.

[malaise]

67. So Issa want s to get him while he's under oath meanwhile

the WH won't allow their goons to be under oath. These REthugs are spcial.

[mikelgb]

25. who is Platts?

[mikelgb]

29. Repub!

http://www.house.gov/platts/

[ProfessorPlum]

27. Miller saying no leaks came from his office, but

notes from his meetings probably went through congressional staff to the WAPO.

[Norquist Nemesis]

36. Notes that were given in October to Platts (R-PA) staff

NOT to the Democrats.

[Blackhatjack]

28. Obviously Davis is more concerned about how the damning info came to light, not that it is damning

[BuyingThyme]

32. On the hot seat: Brian D. Miller, Inspector General, GSA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2005

/PRNewswire/ -- U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Stephen A. Perry today announced the appointment of Brian D. Miller as GSA Inspector General (IG). Mr. Miller was nominated by President George W. Bush last fall and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 22, 2005. In his new role, Mr. Miller will be responsible for directing the nationwide audit, investigative, and oversight operations of the GSA Office of Inspector General (OIG).

...

Mr. Miller has served in a variety of senior-level positions in the federal government for nearly two decades. For more than three years, Mr. Miller served as the Counsel to the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Paul J. McNulty. As part of the leadership team, he participated in senior management and major prosecutorial decisions and in the establishment of office initiatives and priorities.

...

GSA is a centralized, federal procurement, property management, policy development and information provision agency, created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. In this role, GSA acquires products and services on behalf of federal agencies; plays a key role in developing and implementing government-wide policies; provides services and solutions for the office operations of more than one million federal workers; and encourages a citizen-centric relationship with government by providing a single "point of entry" to the information and services citizens need in a timeframe they can appreciate. This allows citizens to receive accurate, timely and consistent answers and information, and helps federal agencies better respond to citizen inquiries.

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/PRNEWS/20050809/2005_08_09_15_0241_1422141

(lots more)

[malaise]

42. I love Waxman

Your investigation of the leaks is more than the WH did re the outing of a CIA agent- Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

[BuyingThyme]

45. That oughta shut 'em up.

[Forkboy]

80. Waxman is great at what he does.

I would never want him after me. :)

[Eurobabe]

33. Davis: you are advisory, don't have authority to take your advice

Contracting officer has final authority.

Do you see tension between evaluative role and advisor role?

[IChing]

34. He is attacking his role as advisory

He says the contracting officers have the power and advisory is purely just a worthless agency with no credibility

[Eurobabe]

35. Waxman: Your investigation of the leak, was more thorough than

White House outing of Plame. TOUCHE!!

[IChing]

40. Yes back into focus again

Asking about the Sun contract and why they were suspect.

[ProfessorPlum]

38. Oh, SNAP!

Waxman points out Miller did more to investigate the leak than the White House did in the Plame affair.

Heh heh.

[Eurobabe]

39. Waxman: you said Doan's actions breach of fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers

[Blackhatjack]

41. Sun overcharged the US $27 million in prior contract.....

... so he brought this to Doan's attention.

[mikelgb]

43. only 27 million

[Eurobabe]

44. Waxman to Miller: First time that an administrator has ever intervened this way

Miller: Yes, Doan insisted the Sun contract had to go through.

[IChing]

48. Waxman is pointing out the lies of her testimony

nailing the cool-aide drinking skank with truth.

[Blackhatjack]

46. OH my, he just put Doan in a meeting where she was informed, but she said she was not involved

Proof she was lying.

[Eurobabe]

47. She's a PIONEER, what do you expect?? n/t

[Cameron27]

49. k&r

[Eurobabe]

50. Miller: explaining how GSA fee schedule works

[IChing]

51. What did she say that was not true?

lied it wasn't a contract

[Eurobabe]

58. I think so, my head is spinning it is all running together.

[bobthedrummer]

52. Safavian lied to Miller, and last October Miller got a $98.5mn settlement

from Oracle
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2006/October/06_odag_689.html

Last August he was compared to a "terrorist" by Doan who continued to try to defund audit operations by Miller.

[Eurobabe]

54. Now which one of these people do you think is truthful? Miller or Doan?

My money is on Brian Miller.

[bobthedrummer]

65. Doan is a criminal and she has lied under oath, she's a partisan Pioneer zealot

responsible for $56,000,000,000.00-which may or may not be available, parceled out to contractors that sub-contract to sub-contractors...it's clear that Doan is a liar and that she's opened up many other investigations that have been thwarted for POLITICAL reasons whereas Miller has done his job exclusive of the POLITICAL pressures and influences-I might be wrong about some of this, yet Doan is a lying criminal.

[caligirl]

57. Ellison deserved it. He isn't well thought of out here. A cheap guy

who once donated used crummy computer stuff to an elementary school on the peninsula here in the bay area.

[Stanchetalarooni]

59. I like this Miller guy.

I'd like to buy him a beer.

[bobthedrummer]

106. More background: David Safavian (from tpmmuckraker.com)

David Safavian was a Jack Abramoff connection at GSA-that is what is public knowledge.
http://tpmmuckraker.com/safavian.php

Btw-they've left the mics on again

[Eurobabe]

53. Miller: Doan has given money to Frasier for consulting services

$20K per month.

[IChing]

56. She tried to cut their budget

[Blackhatjack]

55. Says Doan was not candid with him, and she tried to cut his budget...

Waxman summed up nicely.

[Hepburn]

61. Cutting his budget?

Sounds like obstruction to me.

[Oilwellian]

76. or...what republicans do best

Bully.

[Sydnie]

96. The equivalent of cutting off his mic - were she O'Lielly

She is a dog!

[Eurobabe]

60. Platts R-PA talking now about the Post and notes

He didn't share the documents with WaPO

[ProfessorPlum]

63. Davis back to trying to find out how the report of the

wrongdoing came out. Seems unconcerned about the wrongdoing itself.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

62. Is Davis throwing Jennings/Rove under the bus again? Incredible! eom

[ProfessorPlum]

64. Davis really emphasizing that the WH called the meeting, not Doan.

What is his game? trying to spread the blame out to the prince of darkness, K. Rove?

[Hepburn]

68. What's it matter?

She did it at the govt location and she was present ~~ and made political statements. That violates the Hatch Act. End of discussion.

[IChing]

73. Agreed but what is his game in his line of questioning?

either she takes the poison pill or she takes it to the next level.

[Eurobabe]

66. Miller: handed the .ppt off to Office of Special Counsel

isn't this the jackass that didn't investigate the Plame violation? Fox guarding the henhouse again?

[ProfessorPlum]

71. Whoops! Issa tees up Miller by trying to say he is on a witchhunt

and asks him what else he is looking at.

Miller begins long litany of other investigations.

Issa cuts him off. Bad move, Issa.

[Eurobabe]

69. Fucking ISSA, grilling now, asking what cases Miller settled

Settlement with Oracle.

Issa: Going after Miller re: Frasier contract.

[Hepburn]

70. Issa = mega asshole.

Accuses Miller of being on a witch hunt. Hello??? With what he had in evidence ~~ like he needed a witch hunt??? LOL

[ProfessorPlum]

74. But what it you are hunting a witch?

And have the evidence, too? :)

[Hepburn]

75. LOL, good point! n/t

[Deb]

72. Davis suggested Jennings might be exempt from the Hatch

Act? Could be why he is pushing responsibility for the presentation to the WH.

[Hepburn]

77. Mica....

....I cannot understand where he is going????

And that is what Miller said to him: Really cannot understand what he means.

[ProfessorPlum]

78. Mica now trying to imply that Miller failed to follow up on diversity problems

with GSA? Weird.

[Hepburn]

79. I am NOT getting where Mica is going at all.

Talking about Doan and that she was afraid of getting a failing score. Huh??? So what she did is suppose to therefore be justifiied? This makes NO sense.

[aquart]

117. Who scores her?

[steve2470]

82. Mica is my rep. , acting like a total republican hack

I'm ashamed of him.

[Cameron27]

83. He won't let Miller answer.

[Blackhatjack]

81. Mica pursing a snipe, has nothing to do with IG responsibility ....

diversity is not an audit function.

[Hepburn]

84. LOL, tho...

...considering what Doan did to herself this AM, you blame a Pubbie for going off on a tangent???

[Eurobabe]

85. Mica is wasting valuable time with his diversionary tactics.

Douche bag.

[Hepburn]

89. I agree...

...but maybe he felt that was the only safe place to go considering.

[ProfessorPlum]

86. Mica really going down a rabbit hole here.

Trying to indict Miller's conduct in some phony balony details.

[Eurobabe]

87. Shays: Accusing Miller of a gotcha, WTF?

[Hepburn]

88. Chris Shays now up.

[ProfessorPlum]

90. I really love the way that Miller keeps expressing surprise

that Doan lied to his investigators. He is totally making himself look innocent by emphasizing that he expected to find nothing in the investigations - but Doan lied to him. and so he was FORCED to follow up. He had no choice - it's a great posture for him to take, because it is both true and unimpeachable.

[Cameron27]

91. Do the Democrats have any time left?

[annabanana]

95. I guess not., , (a shame, that.)

[Hepburn]

92. LMBO!! Stupid ass Davis....

...asked a question to which he got an answer he did not like. Saying the GSA was in trouble...and Miller said, no, running a surplus.

[ProfessorPlum]

94. Now Davis is saying that Miller didn't do enough to tighten the belt

in his office?

Weird. The GOP has nothing, here. Nothing.

[Eurobabe]

97. Waxman: conclusion, Davis: accusing Miller of not working

with Doan. Making it personal, IMHO.

Irony is, both are Bush appointees.

[annabanana]

98. Why should the Repug get the last word??

[annabanana]

99. Go Henry!!

[ProfessorPlum]

100. Waxman and Davis summing up

Davis says: He doesn't see how you can take politics out of government.

Waxman says: try following the laws, douchebag.

[annabanana]

101. "Mr. Mica, Ignorance of the Law is no Excuse". . BANG

[Eurobabe]

102. Mica being an asshole to the bitter end.

[Oilwellian]

109. And...the last word was...

Mica gesturing to Miller saying he failed. LOL...yes, he failed at not playing the game.

[Eurobabe]

115. I think he was carping at Waxman. Then he flipped off his mike

like a baby.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH :cry:

[mikelgb]

103. gavel down

[ProfessorPlum]

104. Someone explain to me how the Goopers can complain about

"diversity failures" in these agencies and keep a straight face? No shame. Like the GOP ever cared about diversity.

[Eurobabe]

105. Till tomorrow kids! MUAH, thanks for your input!!

Kyle Sampson at 10AM, be there or be square!

[helderheid]

111. with bells on! THANK YOU!

[Hepburn]

113. Mega ditto on the Kyle hearing....

....all my pals have been warned ~~ NO phone calls tomorrow AM!

[aquart]

118. Sampson at ten am?

[Eurobabe]

122. Rogert, Roger. Sampson at ten, Wapner at 4.

[BuyingThyme]

120. Thanks for the threads.

[steve2470]

107. My rep. Mica was a total asswipe

Such a hack, I had no idea he was such a partisan hack.

[BuyingThyme]

119. I always recognize Mica as the crazy guy who's

done so much to fight this wonderful drug war.

[Sydnie]

108. Waxman shouldn't have done that like that

He should have let the man finish speaking ... even if he was just speaking bull. I understand his frustration but it just gives them foder ... like Sensenbrenner gave us.

[annabanana]

112. He was not going to stop talking. Someone told him to have

the last word, no matter what. Henry really had no choice.

[aquart]

116. Fodder? Let them eat pet food.

They've had us eating shit for years.

[IChing]

110. What do you think?

She lied and broke the Hatch Act, so what is the next step?
We have to wait out another 3-4 year independent investigation?

[dsweet]

114. Stewie Miller

I liked that guy.