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Senate Advances Slate of Oversight Bills

WASHINGTON - Early Saturday, the United States Senate advanced numerous pieces of legislation championed by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. These bills now head to President Obama for his signature to become law. The following bills were passed:
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Letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding cooperative management opportunities
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letter to u.s. department of defense secretary the honorable ashton b. carter regarding shortcomings in DOd’s back-office resources
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Meet Alabama Football Alum – Congressman Gary Palmer

Here's what you need to know:  He was the first person on either side of his family to go to college. 
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DATA Act Implementation Check-in

PURPOSE: To examine the administration's efforts and the challenges confronting government-wide implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act). BACKGROUND: Enacted on May 9, 2014, the DATA Act modernizes federal spending data by requiring agencies to report detailed, program level financial data which will allow for tracking and analyzing the use of taxpayer dollars. The ...
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Chaffetz Praises Inclusion of Civil Service Reforms in NDAA

Administrative Leave Reform and Official Personnel File Enhancement Acts soon to become law Washington, D.C. - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which includes two Chaffetz sponsored bills aimed at ...
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Committee Requests Information on Pentagon’s $125 Billion in Waste

Committee Requests Information on Pentagon's $125 Billion in Waste Members Send Bipartisan Letter to Defense Secretary Washington, D.C. - Today, a group of 31 bipartisan members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a
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Time and Attendance Abuse at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

PURPOSE: To provide an opportunity for members to understand the steps the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has taken and still need to take to prevent time and attendance abuse. BACKGROUND: In August 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) ...
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similar letters sent to 26 federal agencies regarding outstanding requests
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Examining the Costs of Overclassification on Transparency and Security

PURPOSE: To examine overclassification of national security information and other government information, including controlled unclassified information and other designations. To discuss the causes and unintended results of excessive restrictions, and to discuss potential solutions. BACKGROUND: Congress established the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy in 1994, which ...