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WASHINGTON— The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) today released a report that examines how the DOJ’s four law enforcement components respond to sexual misconduct and harassment allegations made by their employees. The report found, among other things, that “the foreign officer allegedly arranged ‘sex parties’ with prostitutes funded ...

President Barack Obama is expected to request the resignation of Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso. In response to this news, Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (MD-07) issued the following statement:   “The Chemical Safety Board is in desperate need of new leadership and we are pleased that the President has recognized the importance of making key changes within the Chemical Safety Board.  Dr. Moure-Eraso’s ...

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today held a legislative mark-up on eight bills, including the Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015 introduced this week by Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03). The bills all passed out of Committee by voice vote. “The fact that our federal workforce owes more than one billion dollars in back taxes is a very serious problem. As tax day approaches, and Americans across the country work to fulfill their civic responsibility to pay ...

TOMORROW-House Oversight Committee to hold markup on tax delinquency bill among others WASHINGTON— The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today released its 2014 tax delinquency report, which identifies the total number of federal civilian employees who are tax-delinquent and the total amount owed in past-due taxes. Tomorrow, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (UT-03) will hold a mark-up to examine ...

HOUSE OVERSIGHT FULL COMMITTEE HEARING USSS: HOLDING THE PROTECTORS ACCOUNTABLE Witness: Joseph P. Clancy, Director, United States Secret Service (USSS)   CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO ...

Fourteen House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Members issued a bipartisan letter to President Obama requesting that he exercise  his statutory authority to remove U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Dr. Rafael Moure-Eraso as well as CSB General Counsel Richard Loeb and Managing Director Daniel ...

HOUSE OVERSIGHT FULL COMMMITTEE HEARING FCC: PROCESS AND TRANSPARENCY Witness: Tom Wheeler, Chairman, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)   Click here ...

On Wednesday, March 18th, the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a hearing  to examine “Federal Workforce Tax Accountability.” The hearing will  consider reforms to ensure federal employees and contractors have fulfilled their federal tax obligations. BACKGROUND: The Standards of ...

CHAIRMAN CHAFFETZ OPENING STATEMENT DURING FCC HEARING "The lack of transparency surrounding the open Internet rulemaking process leaves us with questions.” Chairman Chaffetz statement as delivered: We are here ...

WASHINGTON – The Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules will hold a hearing titled “The Fiscal Costs of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration” on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will examine the fiscal costs that will accrue to the federal government and state governments as a result of the President’s executive actions on immigration. ...