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Issa Praises SIGTARP Barofsky for Public Service Calls for Appointment and Confirmation of Inspector General Who Will Be Vigilant and Tenacious   WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement today regarding the resignation of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Neil Barofsky:   “I’d ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2011 MEDIA ADVISORY GAO Releases Biennial High-Risk List Lieberman, Collins, Issa, Cummings, Akaka Join Comptroller General Dodaro   WASHINGTON—The Chairmen and Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR) will hold a press conference with Comptroller General of the U.S. Eugene Dodaro at ...

SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THE HONORABLE TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, CHAIRMAN OGR Subcommittee Announces Two Federal Financial Management Hearings   The Government Organization Subcommittee has announced two hearings studying federal financial management reporting process. The first will feature testimony from members the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board’s Task ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2011   Public Employee Pension Transparency   Washington DC – Today, Congressman Devin Nunes (CA-21) and Senator Richard Burr (NC) announced the House introduction of the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act. Companion legislation will be introduced in the Senate next week.   The legislation introduced in the House today was first introduced by Representative Nunes in December. It provides ...

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION POLICY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REFORM THE HONORABLE JAMES LANKFORD, CHAIRMAN Subcommittee Hearing Advisory: Unfunded Mandates and Regulatory Overreach   Date: Tuesday February 15th, 2011   Start Time: 9:30 a.m.   Location: 2203 Rayburn House Office Building   Title: Unfunded Mandates and Regulatory ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – In his State of the Union Address, President Obama highlighted the importance of making America a better place to do business saying, “to help our companies compete, we also have to knock down barriers that stand in the way of their success. To reduce barriers to growth and investment, I’ve ordered a review of government regulations. When we find rules that put an unnecessary burden on businesses, we will fix them…” At the end of last year, ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today announced a hearing for next Thursday, February 10th entitled, “Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation.” “This will be the first step in what must be a sustained effort to advance a dialogue that compliments President Obama’s call to examine regulatory barriers that are impeding job creation,” Chairman Issa said. “As Congress and the ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, chaired by Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.), will hold its first hearing of the 112th Congress, “A Look at the FY2010 Consolidated Financial Statements of the U.S. Government” on Friday, February 11, 2011 at 10 a.m. in Room 2203 Rayburn House Office Building.   The Subcommittee will hear testimony ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Representative Darrell Issa, R-Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement lauding the introduction of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, legislation to reauthorize and save the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program. “The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, which created the D.C. ...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following response to President Obama’s State of the Union Address: “From a crippling deficit that threatens the future solvency of our country to the prolonged absence of job creation, there is widespread recognition across the ideological spectrum acknowledging the many challenges facing our nation today. ...