GAO ANALYSTS COLA UPDATE Congress Calls on CG Walker to Explain Denial of Employee COLA In a strongly worded letter, nine Members of the House of Representatives called on GAO Comptroller General Walker to explain why he denied Cost-of-Living-Allowances to hundreds of GAO employees this year. The September 28, 2006 letter reminds Walker that he repeatedly assured the House Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Reform that GAO employees performing at a satisfactory level would "receive protection against erosion of purchasing power." The Members strongly rebuke Walker for failing to follow through on his public comments and statements to the Subcommittee, and ask him to explain his decision denying the promised COLAs. View the full text of the letter here [PDF] and Walker’s response here [PDF]. Get Involved: Thank the Letter’s Signatories: Use your personal telephone and time to call (202) 224-3121 and ask to be directed to your Member of Congress: Ben Cardin, Elijah Cummings, Danny Davis, Steny Hoyer, Jim Moran, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Dutch Ruppersberger, Chris Van Hollen, or Albert Wynn.  Tell the staff representative for federal employee issues: Thank you for supporting GAO employees, with the September 28 letter to CG Walker seeking restoration of the COLA.      [view all updates]