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A Better Way to Grow Our Economy

Third Plank of Bold Agenda Includes More Than 100 Ideas to Tackle Excessive Regulations, Develop American Energy, and Promote Financial Independence WASHINGTON—Today, House Republicans unveiled a plan to grow our economy by tackling excessive ...
Letter
Letter to Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Michele Bond regarding recalcitrant countries
Letter
Letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding the Office of Government Information Services
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The Next Phase of the Better Way Rollout

WASHINGTON—This week, Republicans will add planks on economic growth and self-government to
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Chaffetz, Cummings, Issa Applaud Passage of Bipartisan FOIA Reform Bill

House approves legislation ahead of 50th Anniversary of landmark Open Government Law Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation, S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, which includes provisions of a companion bill introduced in the House by former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), and current Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).  The FOIA Improvement ...
Hearing
18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight

PURPOSE: To examine the roles of 18F and US Digital Service (USDS) in providing IT services to federal agencies and to evaluate how closely they adhere to their original purpose. To explore how they protect against overlap and duplication, measure results, and interact with agency CIOs. BACKGROUND: In March 2014, General Services Administration announced the creation of a new digital government program ...
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Second Subpoena Issued to State Department for Keystone Documents

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement today after issuing a subpoena to Secretary of State John Kerry for documents and communications related to the Department’s determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would undercut U.S. leadership on climate change, among other things. “The State Department is not cooperating with the Committee’s investigation. Producing ...
Letter
letter to u.s. fish and wildlife service director daniel m. ashe regarding the introduction of the mexican wolf outside the species’ historic range
Hearing
SNAP: Examining Efforts to Combat Fraud and Improve Program Integrity

PURPOSE: To examine federal and state efforts to combat fraud and trafficking in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program. BACKGROUND: In FY 2015, SNAP provided 46 million low-income individuals and/or households with $69 billion in benefits to help provide for a more nutritious diet. The Office of Management and Budget designated SNAP as a high-error program due to an estimated $2.6 ...
Hearing
Census 2020: Examining the Readiness of Key Aspects of the Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Preparation

TAKEAWAYS: Significant changes are needed at the Census Bureau to prevent massive cost overruns with Census 2020. Mismanagement is a problem at the Bureau. As the 2018 end-to-end test deadline draws closer, there are still 178 decisions for management to make to ensure readiness of the modernized system. The Bureau must narrowly focus and hasten IT modernization efforts in order prevent cost overruns and meet Census 2020's immutable time ...