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Sessions to Hold Hearing on DOD’s Background Check System

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) today announced a hearing titled “Security at Stake: An Examination of DOD’s Struggling Background Check System” to examine persistent issues with the Department of Defense (DOD) personnel vetting process. “The reliability of the personnel ...
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Comer & Jordan Press SEC After Hunter Biden Invoked Then-VP Biden’s Name in Response to Federal Securities Fraud Investigation

WASHINGTON—As part of the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today are pressing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for information about its handling of a federal securities investigation involving Hunter Biden’s business associates and inter-connected entities. As part of the federal investigation, Hunter Biden was ...
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Comer Announces Second Hearing on CCP Political Warfare and China’s Efforts to Infiltrate Key Sectors in the U.S.

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a hearing titled “Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare, Part II.” This hearing is the second in the Committee’s government-wide investigation into Chinese Communist Party ...
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House GOP Leaders Press the Office of Special Counsel on Retaliation and Smear Campaign Against IRS Whistleblowers

WASHINGTON—Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-Mo.) today are investigating whether the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has contributed to the retaliation against IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler. The House Republican ...
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McClain Statement on HHS OIG Audit Revealing FDA Mishandling Worsened Infant Formula Crisis

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today released a statement on a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General audit of the FDA’s handling of the 2022 infant formula crisis. “The long-awaited audit by HHS’ OIG confirms findings by the House Oversight Committee that the 2022 nationwide infant formula crisis was exacerbated by dysfunction and delay within the FDA. This audit confirms testimony ...
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Comer Probes Biden Administration’s Possible Collusion with Anti-Second Amendment Groups on Litigation Against Firearm Manufacturer

Letters come as pending litigation in Chicago case targets firearm manufacturers for the downstream actions of criminals WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the Biden Administration about its potential collusion with anti-Second Amendment plaintiffs and the City of Chicago on a lawsuit against Glock, a firearm manufacturer. The plaintiffs are seeking to financially penalize and ...
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Comer Probes NewsGuard’s Impact on Protected First Amendment Speech, Government Contracts

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation into the impact of NewsGuard on protected First Amendment speech and its potential to serve as a non-transparent agent of censorship campaigns. In a letter to NewsGuard Chief Executive Officers Steven Brill and Gordon Crovitz, Chairman Comer raises concerns over reports highlighting NewsGuard’s contracts with federal agencies and possible actions being taken to ...
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Sessions Opens Hearing on GAO’s 2024 Report Examining Interagency Coordination and Efficiency

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) opened today’s subcommittee hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2024 annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication. Subcommittee Chairman Sessions emphasized the Committee’s interest in bringing transparency to how federal ...
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Hearing Wrap Up: Enforcing GAO’s Agency Collaboration Recommendations Strengthens Services, Saves Cost, Builds Revenue

WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing today titled “What We Have Here...Is a Failure to Collaborate: Review of GAO’s Annual Duplication Report” to examine the effectiveness of federal agencies’ efforts to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse through findings from the Government ...
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Wenstrup Issues Statement, Readout Following Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Transcribed Interview

WASHINGTON — Today, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) led a closed-door, transcribed interview of former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The seven-hour testimony centered on Mr. Cuomo’s issuance of deadly guidance that forced New York nursing homes and long-term care facilities to admit contagious COVID-19 patients. Today’s interview was the first time the former governor has testified before Congress regarding his Administration’s ...