Hearings

PURPOSE: To review cybersecurity challenge areas highlighted by the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) High Risk interim report and discuss actions to resolve these challenges. To examine how the Federal Chief Information Officer intends to coordinate a government-wide response to address cybersecurity challenges. BACKGROUND: On July 25, 2018, GAO will release an interim report identifying ...

PURPOSE: To examine opportunities to modernize the federal grantmaking process. BACKGROUND: The federal government awards more than $700 billion in grants each year, of which nearly $600 billion is distributed to state and local governments. A complex grant management structure detracts ...

PURPOSE: To discuss H.R. 4382, the Free Flow of Information Act, a shield law that conditions the federally compelled disclosure of information by journalists. BACKGROUND: In November 2017, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced the Free Flow of Information Act to protect the exercise of freely reporting critical ...

PURPOSE: To examine challenges faced by ranchers seeking to graze livestock on federal land and to identify opportunities for more productive range management practices. BACKGROUND: Congress mandated both the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS) manage federal land under "multiple use and sustained yield" principles to include livestock grazing. Access to public lands for ...

PURPOSE: To assess the role of the federal government, states, and localities in safeguarding the integrity of the U.S. election system. To determine what actions must be taken ahead of the 2018 midterm elections to ensure the voting process is secure. BACKGROUND: On November 29, 2017, the Subcommittees on Information Technology and Intergovernmental Affairs held a

PURPOSE: To identify challenges imposed by divergent regulatory standards and examine opportunities to harmonize regulations through ...

PURPOSE: To explore management challenges imposed by the fragmented regulatory process for energy development on tribal ...

PURPOSE: To discuss the potential for American recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights in furtherance of U.S. national security interests. BACKGROUND: The Golan Heights is a strategically significant region located along the Israel-Syria border. In 1981, Israel permanently brought the Golan Heights under its law, jurisdiction, and administration. In February 2017, Israel's Prime ...

PURPOSE: To examine the threat of Muslim Brotherhood to the United States and its interests and how to effectively counter it. BACKGROUND: The Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamist organization that has generated a network of affiliates in over 70 countries. The Brotherhood has been designated as a terrorist organization by multiple countries including Eygpt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. ...