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Letter to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Howard Shelanski regarding the failure to comply with a Committee subpoena
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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’ ...
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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 ...
Letter
Letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch requesting DOJ memoranda on the use of geolocation and other surveillance technology
Press Release
Resolution Introduced to Impeach IRS Commissioner

WASHINGTON—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.
Letter
Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan regarding the Committee’s review of the USPS competitive products operations
Press Release
Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Ask AG Lynch for Geolocation Memos

WASHINGTON—Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators sent a letter to Attorney General (AG) Loretta Lynch requesting Department of Justice (DOJ) memoranda on the use of geolocation and other surveillance technology. Over the past two years, lawmakers from both the House and Senate have repeatedly requested the Jones memos and have been denied. Key excerpts from
Press Release
Chairman Chaffetz Responds to DOJ’s Investigation of the IRS

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice announced there will be no charges against former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner, and the investigation will be closing: “This announcement is a reminder that the Obama administration continues to refuse to hold anyone accountable at the IRS. Over two years ago,