Hearings

Chairman Issa Hearing Preview Statement Thursday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled "Cybersecurity: Assessing the Immediate Threat to the United States," is the first in a series of hearings to examine the nature and extent of the current threat to America's digital infrastructure. In recent months, the Committee has consulted with officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of ...

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Tuesday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled "The Hatch Act: The Challenges of Separating Politics from Policy," will focus on the enforcement challenges, costs, and possible legislative solutions to the law designed to prevent federal employees from conducting partisan political activity with federal resources. The committee is concerned that the current version of the Hatch Act ...

Chairman Issa Hearing Preview Statement Friday's field hearing in North Charleston, entitled "Unionization through Regulation," will explore the recent decision of the National Labor Relations Board's acting general counsel to bring suit against The Boeing Company for alleged unfair labor practices related to the company's plan to build commercial aircraft in South Carolina. The disastrous consequences that the effort to penalize Boeing will have on the economy of ...

Chairman Darrell Issa Hearing Preview Statement Wednesday's hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, entitled "Operation Fast and Furious: Reckless Decisions, Tragic Outcomes," will focus on an irresponsible program that allowed guns to be trafficked into the hands of known criminals along our border with Mexico. The Committee is engaged in an ongoing investigation to determine who ultimately authorized the program, who knew about it, and why ...