{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congress-passes-king-amendment-to-reduce-administrative-costs-in-intelligence-community", "Congress Passes King Amendment to Reduce Administrative Costs in Intelligence Community", "2014-12-11", "2014", "2014-12", "Independent", "House", "ME", "Angus King", "K000383", "www.king.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congress Passes King Amendment to Reduce Administrative Costs in Intelligence Community\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThursday, December 11, 2014\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Last night, Congress passed the Fiscal Year 2015 Intelligence Authorization Act including an amendment authored by U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, requiring the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to report to Congress on the Intelligence Community\u2019s efforts to reduce administrative costs. The measure passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, the House of Representatives last night, and now heads to the President\u2019s desk for his signature to become law.\r\n\u201cThe government, including the Intelligence Community, should always strive to use taxpayer dollars in an efficient and effective way,\u201d said Senator King. \u201cAnd when you consider that most of the Intelligence Community\u2019s budget is classified out of necessity, it is critical that the Director of National Intelligence report to Congress on expenditures and allocations to ensure that taxpayer money is being spent wisely.\u201d\r\nSenator King\u2019s amendment would require the DNI to submit to the Congressional Intelligence Committees a report with a description of the status and effectiveness of efforts to:\r\n \r\nDevise alternatives to government travel and promote efficient travel spending\r\nLimit costs related to hosting and attending conferences\r\nAssess information technology inventories and usage, and establish controls, to reduce costs related to underutilized information technology equipment, software, or services\r\nImprove the performance of Federal fleet motor vehicles and limit executive transportation\r\nLimit the purchase of extraneous promotions items, such as plaques, clothing, and commemorative items, and;\r\nConsolidate and streamline workforce training programs to focus on the highest priority workforce and mission needs\r\n \r\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/congress-passes-king-amendment-to-reduce-administrative-costs-in-intelligence-community"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0103529784828424, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}