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Iran’s Power Projection Capability

  PURPOSE: • To examine Iran’s capability to project power by reviewing Iran’s military arsenal, financing, training, and arming of proxy groups in the region. • To expose how those capabilities may advance as a result of increased funding from sanctions relief. • To seek answers to critical questions about how the U.S. should be prepared to defend national security interests in the Middle East and at home against Iran’s advancement in power projection as ...
Hearing
The Federal Information Technology Reform Act’s (FITARA) Role in Reducing IT Acquisition Risk, Part II – Measuring Agencies’ FITARA Implementation

PURPOSE: • To assess how Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) implementation is progressing across federal agencies in four key areas: o Data center consolidation o IT portfolio review savings o Incremental development o Risk assessment transparency. BACKGROUND: • On June 10th, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2015 designation of IT acquisition as high ...
Report
Report on EPA’s Unprecedented Action in Bristol Bay, AK

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Subcommittee on the Interior Chairman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter and
Letter
Letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy
Press Release
Oversight Committee Announces FITARA Scorecard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCo7ifLd_kw&feature=youtu.be WASHINGTON – Today, Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a scorecard assigning letter grades to federal agencies on their implementation of the bipartisan Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA), enacted in December 2014. Full Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), IT Subcommittee Chairman Will Hurd (R-TX) and Ranking Member Robin Kelly (D-IL), and ...
Press Release
Report Released on EPA’s Unprecedented Action in Bristol Bay, Alaska

WASHINGTON—Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Subcommittee on the Interior Chairman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent a letter and
Letter
Letter to Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Charles Samuels, Jr. regarding programs available to federal inmates
Hearing
Preparing for the 2020 Census: Will the Technology be Ready?

PURPOSE: • To examine the Census Bureau’s (Bureau) progress in preparation for the 2020 census. • To discuss the challenges facing IT development and other operational issues with relevant personnel from the Bureau, the Commerce Department, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office. BACKGROUND: • In preparation for the 2020 census, the Bureau released its operational plan on October 6, 2015. This report illustrates the ...
Hearing
TSA: Security Gaps

PURPOSE: • To explore with the agency’s new leadership the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) challenges and planned responses. • To provide members an open dialogue with TSA to discuss potential solutions to gaps ...
Press Release
Hearing Wrap-Up: Oversight Committee Reviews National Security at TSA

Witnesses: Mr. Peter Neffenger, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Honorable John Roth, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Ms. Jennifer Grover, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, U.S. Government Accountability Office TAKEAWAYS: • The new Transportation Security ...