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Impeach the IRS Commissioner: Coverage from Across the Country

Impeach IRS Commissioner KoskinenToday, Congressman Jason Chaffetz and 18 members of the Committee introduced ...

Letter
Letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen regarding IRS use of Stingray surveillance systems

Letter
Letter to DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx regarding the JLENS blimp program

Letter
Letter to DOD Secretary Ashton Carter regarding the JLENS blimp program

Letter
Letter to Army Corps of Engineers Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo-Ellen Darcy requesting information related to the development of the WOTUS rule

Letter
Letter to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Howard Shelanski regarding the failure to comply with a Committee subpoena

Hearing
Radicalization: Social Media and the Rise of Terrorism

PURPOSE: • To address the scope of radicalization, and assess what steps can be taken in order to mitigate the rise of terror via social media. BACKGROUND: • In recent years, terrorist organizations have attempted to control their image, attract new recruits, and inspire “lone wolf” attacks through the use of social media, including disseminating images of graphic violence. • Terrorists’ use of social media is resonating ...

Report
IRS Staff Report

On May 15, 2013—one day after the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration released a report that found the IRS targeted taxpayers on the basis of their political beliefs— President Obama stated the targeting program was “inexcusable and Americans have the right to be angry about it.” Additionally, the President said, “[O]ur administration has to make sure that we are working hand in hand with ...

Hearing
VA and DoD IT: Electronic Health Records Interoperability

PURPOSE: • To examine the Departments of Defense (DOD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) information technology with an emphasis on the departments’ efforts to develop and implement an interoperable electronic health record (EHR). BACKGROUND: • The 2008 NDAA directed DOD and VA to jointly develop and implement a “fully interoperable” EHR, creating an Interagency Program Office to facilitate and coordinate the Departments’ ...

Post
Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner

Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and 18 members of the Committee introduced a resolution to begin proceedings in the U.S. House of Representatives to impeach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen. In ...