Sens. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), along with several other colleagues in the Senate, are advocating the Department of Defense create a financial audit itemizing its spending...
Johnson Comments on Jobless Numbers
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) released the following statement regarding the July unemployment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics."It's no surprise that after President Obama's...
The Daily Caller: Senators: ‘bloated’ government IT departments need to clean house before ‘dictating standards to businesses’
The federal government needs to be able to protect itself from cyber attacks before it regulates security standards for private industry, two senators said Tuesday, echoing a consistent theme of...
The Daily Caller: DeMint, colleagues take stand against pointless $400k Senate resolutions
A bipartisan group of senators led by South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint introduced the Pay for Printing Act Thursday, which would require senators to pay for celebratory "simple resolutions" with...
Johnson Congratulates Mielke on Presidential Nomination
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) released the following statement regarding the President's nomination of Wisconsin resident William Mielke to the St. Lawrence Seaway Development...
Roll Call: Conservatives Surprise on CR
In a surprising contrast from their hard-line stances during the spending and debt ceiling standoffs earlier this Congress, conservative Republicans, led by Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), became...
Federal Computer Week: Agency customer service efforts could come under increased scrutiny
Agencies may have a new Office of Management and Budget special team to examine their future customer services, according to a new bill.Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Ron Johnson...
Johnson Resolution Rejects Illegal Obamacare Tax Regulation
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today introduced a resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act to overturn a tax rule promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service. In an effort to...
Politico: Facilitator is needed for cybersecurity
Originally printed in Politico, July 31st, 2012There is widespread agreement across America that cybersecurity is an urgent national priority and the federal government needs to play a major role....
Johnson Joins Warner to Introduce Government Customer Service Improvement Act
Washington, D.C. - Senator Ron Johnson (WI) today announced that he has joined Senator Mark Warner (VA) to introduce the Government Customer Service Improvement Act. The legislation requires the...