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Eleanor Holmes Norton: The final IG report found that expenditures related to the conference were, and here I am quoting, 'excessive, and…

On the recordApril 16, 2012
The final IG report found that expenditures related to the conference were, and here I am quoting, 'excessive, and wasteful, and that in many instances GSA followed neither Federal procurement laws nor its own policy in conferences.'
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton cites an IG report criticizing GSA's handling of conference expenditures.

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