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WASHINGTON— Today, after listening to testimony during yesterday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on “DOJ IG: Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations,” Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) joined with fellow committee Members in expressing no confidence in DEA Administrator Michele ...

HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND OVERSIGHT JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policy, Chairman Bill Huizenga (R-MI)                 Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH)   Oversight of Efforts ...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, led by Chairman Mark Meadows (NC-11), today examined the findings included in the 2014 Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report. Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson testified on the details of the report [

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings introduced the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act [H.R. 1777]. This legislation updates the Former President’s Act of 1958, which governs annual pension payments and allowances for former U.S. Presidents and surviving spouses. The legislation introduced by Chairman Chaffetz and Ranking Member Cummings would set pensions for former presidents ...

House Financial Services Subcommittee on Monetary Policyand Trade, and Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, will examine Export–Import Bank reforms including the 2012 reauthorization report, during a hearing on Wednesday, April 15, at 10 am. “The Export-Import Bank has long been broken and it is our responsibility to closely examine its future viability. Another year has passed and once again ...

The 2015 Duplication Report released today by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), identifies areas of duplication, overlap, and fragmentation in federal programs. It also outlines ...

WASHINGTON –On Tuesday, April 14th, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing titled “Government Accountability Office’s Duplication Report at Five Years: Recommendations Remain Unaddressed.” The hearing will examine 24 new areas in the GAO’s 2015 report that could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government. HEARING BACKGROUND: On April 14, 2015, the GAO will release its fifth annual report on ...

Witnesses:  Michael Horowitz, Inspector General, US Department of Justice (DOJ) Kevin Perkins, Associate Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Michele Leonhart, Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)   CLICK HERE FOR HEARING MATERIALS Takeaways: DEA Administrator Leonhart 

HEARING BACKGROUND: On March 26, 2015, the Depart of Justice’s Office of Inspector General (DOJ OIG) released a report titled, “The Handling of Sexual Harassment and Misconduct Allegations by the Department’s Law Enforcement Components.” The DOJ OIG found systemic issues with the handling of sexual misconduct allegations, including allegations not being reported to headquarters, and disciplinary actions that did not adequately address the solicitation of ...

Billions wasted each year on redundant, overlapping, fragmented services WASHINGTON— The Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released its 2015 report to Congress identifying opportunities to reduce fragmentation, overlap, and duplication within the federal government. The GAO report presents 66 actions that the executive branch or Congress may take to make 24 areas within the federal government more ...