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Sessions Announces Subcommittee Hearing on Bid Protest Reform

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing on “Bid Protest Reform: Understanding the Problem.” The bid protest process is intended to ensure fair and competitive government contracting, but there are concerns some contractors are exploiting loopholes by filing frivolous protests. There is also concern that there isn’t enough ...

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Wrap Up: Key Stakeholders Call for Critical Upgrades in USPS Operations to Improve Overall Service 

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations yesterday held a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.” The American people rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for critical services and members emphasized that former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy deserves credit for implementing a long-term ...

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WATCH: Sessions Opens Hearing on the Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View From Stakeholders.”

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Sessions Announces Hearing to Examine U.S. Postal Service Operations from the Perspective of Key Stakeholders

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “The Route Forward for the U.S. Postal Service: A View from Stakeholders.” The hearing will review United States Postal Service (USPS) operations with key stakeholders, focusing on the implementation of the bipartisan Postal Service Reform Act and ...

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Sessions and Mfume Examine DOD’s Progress Toward Achieving a Clean Audit

WASHINGTON––Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) and Ranking Member Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) continue to examine the Department of Defense’s (DOD) financial management practices and path toward achieving a clean audit. In a letter to DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth, the lawmakers request a bipartisan briefing on DOD’s updated efforts to address any outstanding issues related to the Department’s financial management and progress toward achieving a clean audit ...

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Hearing Wrap Up: DOD Fraud Risk Management Needs Improvement

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing today on “Safeguarding Procurement: Examining Fraud Risk Management in the Department of Defense.” At the hearing, members examined strategies to combat fraud in the Department of Defense (DOD) and the steps the DOD is taking to address these problems. Reducing the risk of fraud will ...

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Sessions Opens Hearing on the Department of Defense’s Fraud Risk Management

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Safeguarding Procurement: Examining Fraud Risk Management in the Department of Defense.” In his remarks, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions noted that the Department of Defense (DOD) has reported billions of dollars lost to ...

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Sessions to Hold Hearing on the Department of Defense’s Fraud Risk Management

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing on “Safeguarding Procurement: Examining Fraud Risk Management in the Department of Defense.” At the hearing, members will examine how the Department of Defense’s (DOD) discretionary spending and long-term ineffective fraud risk management ...

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Hearing Wrap Up: DOD Must Obtain Clean Audit to Protect Taxpayer Dollars, Ensure Military Readiness

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations  today held a hearing on “Tracking Progress: Updates to DOD’s Financial Management Scorecard.” After failing seven financial audits, members examined the Department of Defense’s (DoD) progress towards addressing financial management challenges. Members also discussed how DoD can leverage lessons learned from the ...

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Sessions Opens Hearing on DOD’s Progress Toward a Clean Financial Audit

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) delivered opening remarks at today’s hearing on “Tracking Progress: Updates to DoD’s Financial Management Scorecard.” Since the Department of Defense (DOD) has never passed a comprehensive audit, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions emphasized that financial transparency of the military is ...