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The Thrift Savings Plan: Helping Federal Employees Achieve Retirement Security
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Disposal of Federal Real Property: Legislative Proposals

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Wednesday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled "Disposal of Federal Real Property: Legislative Proposals," will examine alternatives that aim to expedite the government's disposition of unneeded civilian real property assets. Currently the federal government owns and manages more than 900,000 buildings and structures and approximately 41 million acres of land worldwide. The ...
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The Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious: Fueling Cartel Violence

This report explores the effect of Operation Fast and Furious on Mexico. Its lethal drug cartels obtained AK-47 variants, Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifles, .38 caliber revolvers, and FN Five-seveNs from Arizona gun dealers who were cooperating with the ATF by continuing to sell to straw purchasers identified in Operation Fast and Furious.
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ATF Officials in Mexico Denied Access to Information by U.S. Counterparts about Reckless Strategy that Allowed Guns to Fall Into the Hands of Mexican Drug Cartels

Issa, Grassley release staff report focusing on impact of Operation Fast and Furious on Mexico WASHINGTON – Findings in a second staff report released by Representative Darrell Issa and Senator Chuck Grassley show that ATF officials based in the United States Embassy in Mexico City were increasingly worried about the alarming rate of guns found in violent crimes in Mexico from a single ATF operation based out of the ATF's Phoenix Field Division. Issa is Chairman of the House ...
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Oversight Committee Probes Foreclosure Abuses Against U.S. Servicemembers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today sent letters of inquiry to ten of the nation’s leading mortgage servicers seeking information from about violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). “Servicemembers are afforded additional protections against foreclosure because answering a call to defend our nation shouldn’t result in the forfeiture of a home,” said Issa in ...
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ATF Officials in Mexico Denied Access to Information by U.S. Counterparts about Reckless Strategy that Allowed Guns to Fall Into the Hands of Mexican Drug Cartels

Issa, Grassley release staff report focusing on impact of Operation Fast and Furious on Mexico WASHINGTON – Findings in a second staff report released by Representative Darrell Issa and Senator Chuck Grassley show that ATF officials based in the United States Embassy in Mexico City were increasingly worried about the alarming rate of guns found in violent crimes in Mexico from a single ATF operation based out of the ATF's Phoenix Field Division. Issa is ...
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Oversight Committee Probes Foreclosure Abuses Against U.S. Servicemembers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa today sent letters of inquiry to ten of the nation’s leading mortgage servicers seeking information from about violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).   “Servicemembers are afforded additional protections against foreclosure because answering a call to defend our nation shouldn’t result in the ...
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Lights Out: How EPA Regulations Threaten Affordable Power and Job Creation
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Operation Fast and Furious: The Other Side of the Border

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Tuesday’s hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will examine the effects of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) program dubbed “Operation Fast and Furious.”  Specifically, we will review the impact of this program on our neighbor to the south, on our agents working in, and on the people of Mexico. The Committee’s task today is serious, and the Administration’s ...
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Oversight to Hold Hearing on Surplus Federal Property Disposal

WASHINGTON- Continuing the committee's legislative oversight over the disposal of surplus federal civilian real property assets, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, will hold a hearing Wednesday, July 27th at 9:30 a.m. to examine several legislative proposals offered this year. The committee will hear testimony from members of Congress, Administration officials, and the Congressional Budget Office. In June, the ...