Hearings

PURPOSE: • To determine the status of implementation of key provisions of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). • To identify what needs to be done to secure the benefits of program consolidation and other provisions addressing efficiency and effectiveness. BACKGROUND: • MAP-21, enacted in 2012, included several provisions intended to increase efficiency and effectiveness in ...

TAKEAWAYS: The State Department (State) demonstrated poor risk management when it began construction of the London embassy compound prior to completion of the blast testing. ...

PURPOSE: • To examine the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and their efforts to coordinate drug control policy and spending across the federal government. • To discuss the various proposals for reauthorization of ONDCP and its programs. • To examine ONDCP’s responses to Government Accountability Office reviews and the resulting recommendations. BACKGROUND: • Congress created ONDCP in 1988 as part of the Anti-Drug Abuse ...

PURPOSE: • To examine the National Invasive Species Information Center (NISC) and its mission of treating and eradicating invasive species. • To discuss the ...

PURPOSE: • To highlight how the automotive industry is tackling important issues around cybersecurity, spectrum, and privacy as the age of the connected vehicle rapidly approaches. • To give members of the Subcommittee an opportunity to learn about vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology and what it means for our future economy. BACKGROUND: • Connected vehicles are cars that “access, consume, create, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Wednesday, November 18, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), and the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, chaired by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), will hold a joint hearing titled, “Federal Student Aid: Performance-Based Organization Review.” The hearing will take place at 9:00 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Department of ...

TAKEAWAYS: • The Department of Education (DoEd) has at least 139 million unique social security numbers in its Central Processing System (CPS). • Reminiscent of OPM’s dangerous behavior, DoEd is not heeding repeat warnings from the Inspector General (IG) that their information systems are vulnerable to security threats. o In the IG’s latest report, there were 6 repeat findings and 10 repeat recommendations. o The Department scored NEGATIVE 14% on the OMB ...

  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 ...

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 ...

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 ...