The same week that a report documented massive overspending at the General Services Administration , a video emerged Thursday showing an agency employee joking about the excess spending and saying he would never be investigated for it . The video also mentions an awards program for employees that gave out $ 200,000 worth of taxpayer-funded iPods , electronics and gift cards to entry-level government employees . `` I buy everything your field office ca n't afford , '' raps the employee in the video . `` I 'll never be under OIG investigation . '' OIG refers to the Office of the Inspector General , who originally looked into the GSA 's spending on a 2010 training conference held in Las Vegas . His report found the federal agency spent $ 822,000 on the event , including $ 75,000 on team-building exercises , $ 6,000 on commemorative coins , and $ 6,000 on canteens , keychains , and T-shirts . The revelations prompted GSA Administrator Martha Johnson to resign this week . House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa 's office , which is investigating the excess spending , received the video from the inspector general and released it to the public on Thursday . The video was the winning entry in an employee video contest at the 2010 conference . In handing out the award for the video , the deputy commissioner of the Public Building Service appears to mock oversight of the GSA . The revelations about the GSA 's overspending are prompting outrage among lawmakers who are furious about taxpayer money being wasted . The inspector general 's staff briefed congressional investigators Wednesday , and a source familiar with the briefing told CNN they were `` pretty astonished at the blatant misuse of funds . '' Rep. John Mica , R-Florida , chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , and Rep. Jeff Denham , R-California , chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development , plan to hold a hearing on the matter April 19 . `` Over the course of the past few days , some of the outrageous spending habits of the GSA have surfaced , and it is unbelievable , '' Mica said in a statement Thursday . `` First , it was reported that the agency spent $ 800,000 on a lavish training conference in Las Vegas , and yesterday we learned of an equally over-the-top employee award program that handed out $ 200,000 worth of taxpayer funded iPods , electronics and gift cards for questionable reasons at best . '' More damaging videos may soon emerge . A congressional source familiar with the investigation of the GSA told CNN on Thursday that the agency had an internal website with video clips and pictures from the Las Vegas conference . The site is n't online anymore , but Issa 's committee is demanding more information about it . A GSA spokesman issued a statement saying , `` This video is another example of the complete lack of judgment exhibited during the 2010 Western Regions Conference . Our agency continues to be appalled by this indefensible behavior , and we are taking every step possible to ensure that nothing like this ever happens again . '' Mica 's committee was already looking into the GSA 's budget when this week 's report came out . Earlier this year , committee members noticed that , at a time when other federal agencies ' administrative budges were being cut and going down , the GSA 's was dramatically increasing . The committee requested more details from the GSA about its budget and held hearings on the issue . The GSA witness at the hearings , Robert Peck , promised details but committee members did not receive them . A congressional panel said Tuesday that Peck was fired . Before she stepped down , GSA Administrator Johnson called the details in the report `` egregious '' and `` absolutely unacceptable . '' She also announced measures including disciplinary action against several senior management officials . Among other items cited in the inspector general 's report was a $ 12,000 finder 's fee paid to an outside company to book the resort complex for the convention , even though the GSA has planners on staff for that very purpose . The report said the GSA portrayed certain events as awards ceremonies simply to justify the catering bill . It was a GSA deputy administrator who initially asked for the investigation , saying there was questionable spending for the 2010 event . The GSA employs nearly 13,000 people across the country and is the federal agency that buys and manages goods and services for the government , ranging from envelopes to real estate and office buildings .
Video shows a GSA official talking about excess spending . It follows a report this week on GSA spending . The report shows the agency spending $ 822,000 on a convention . The video reveals an awards program that raised $ 200,000 .