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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1777, the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act sponsored by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD). The legislation limits the pensions of former presidents, increases the pensions of surviving spouses, and limits the allowances provided ...

PURPOSE: To examine agency compliance with improper payment laws and the role of Treasury’s Do Not Pay Center in reducing improper payments. BACKGROUND: The Improper Payments Information Act requires federal executive branch agencies to review all programs and identify those that may be susceptible to significant improper payments. Improper payment estimates across the federal government for FY 2015 totaled $136.7 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, after the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) recommendation not to prosecute former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for maintaining a private server, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) announced that FBI Director James Comey will testify before the Oversight Committee on Thursday, July 7, 2016. “The FBI’s recommendation is ...

Legislation spearheaded by Reps. Palmer, Meadows, Buck, Walberg, Walker, and Ross passes House WASHINGTON, D.C.—This morning, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4361, the Government Reform and Improvement Act (GRIA) sponsored by Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL). GRIA includes important good government reforms offered by Reps. Mark Meadows ...

  TAKEAWAYS: DHS and BOP are not adequately securing their firearms inventory. o   DHS lost 500 firearms during the last seven years and in 2015, only 56 out of 72 lost firearms were recovered. BOP has implemented only three out of 14 recommendations to ...