“As citizen watchdogs, Americans have the right to keep an eye on their government and are entitled to a federal government that is both transparent and accountable,” Chairman Issa said in a statement. “Disclosure should be timely, accurate, and routine. H.R. 1211 enacts commonsense reforms that will reduce the backlog of FOIA requests from federal agencies by strengthening the Office of Government Information Services and creating an online request system. The reforms in the FOIA bill ...

“The DATA Act is an important piece of legislation. It will create the opportunity for government to be more efficient, more effective, and more transparent,” said House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif. “The American people deserve real accountability of how their taxpayer dollars are spent, now, more than ever.”

“The three reforms we advanced today each represent an important step in the Committee's long term effort to bring more accountability and transparency to the federal government,” House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said.

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Federal Purchasing Power Undermined WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan, bicameral group of Congressional leaders on contracting issues released a new report Monday questioning the cost effectiveness of federal interagency contracts because they are poorly tracked and badly managed. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) report – entitled