Committee on Government Operations and the Environment

Members of the Committee

• Mary M. Cheh (D- Ward 3), Chair
• David A. Catania (I- At-large)
• Kwame R. Brown (D- At-large)
• Harry Thomas, Jr. (D- Ward 5)
• Tommy Wells (D- Ward 6)

Committee Jurisdiction

The Committee on Government Operations and the Environment is responsible for matters relating to elections, campaign finance, general services, personnel, including employee appeals and general administration of the government of the District of Columbia; maintenance of public buildings, property management, including the declaration of government property as no longer required for public purposes; grants management; government procurement; matters relating to the general operations and services of government; and matters relating to environmental protection regulation and policies.

The following agencies come within the purview of the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment:

• Contract Appeals Board
• District of Columbia Board of Elections and Ethics
• Office of Campaign Finance
• District of Columbia Retirement Board
• Department of Human Resources
• Office of Contracting and Procurement
• Office of the Chief Technology Officer
• Office of the City Administrator
• Office of Employee Appeals
• Office of Partnerships and Grant Services
• Office of the Inspector General
• Executive Office of the Mayor
• Department of Real Estate Services
• Office of Risk Management
• Office of Disability Rights
• Public Employees Relations Board
• Office of the Secretary
• Department of the Environment

Committee Resources

• Rules of the Committee
• Committee Hearing Information
• Committee Documents (Coming soon...)

How to Testify

The Council invites citizens to testify at public hearings. Council Rules require notification to the public in the DC Register at least 15 days before the hearing. Typical, notice is published in the DC Register, which can be accessed at dcregs.org. Persons wishing to testify before the Committee on Government Operations and the Environment should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin at (202) 724-8062 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Witnesses are typically given 3 minutes to present testimony, although 5 minutes may be allocated to persons representing organizations. Witnesses are asked to bring 12 written copies of testimony with them, and to send an electronic copy at least 2 days prior to the hearing to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .