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WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a hearing titled, “White House Policy on AI.” Subcommittee members discussed with industry experts the scope and impact of the nearly 150 requirements associated with White House’s AI Executive Order (EO), and how the EO and corresponding draft guidance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) could ...

Reps. Cloud, Waltz to join the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced changes to Committee membership. Reps. Michael Cloud (R-Texas.) and Michael Waltz (R-Fla.) are joining the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as members, filling vacancies left by Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) who have received new ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) made the following statement on Hunter Biden facing a nine-count felony indictment, including failure to file and pay taxes, and filing a false return: “Two brave IRS whistleblowers, Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, placed their careers on the line to blow the whistle on misconduct and politicization in the Hunter Biden criminal investigation. The Department of Justice got caught in its ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Reforming the WHO: Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability” to examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization (WHO), assess its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explore areas of improvement should a future health crisis arise. As the single largest financial contributor to the WHO, the United States has an elevated interest in ensuring ...

“That is sex-based discrimination.” WASHINGTON—The Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing yesterday titled “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX” to examine the Biden Administration’s proposed rules that will alter Title IX and harm women and girls around the ...

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Members received a bipartisan briefing from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Pamela Smith on the rising, unchecked crime impacting the nation’s capital city. The substantive and meaningful discussion included steps Congress can take to assist efforts to combat rising crime and what actions local officials are currently implementing to ensure the safety of ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) today delivered opening remarks at a hearing titled “White House Policy on AI.” In her opening statement, Subcommittee Chairwoman Mace detailed how the Biden Administration’s executive order on artificial intelligence and subsequent OMB draft guidance task federal agencies with ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced a Full Committee Member Day hearing on December 11, 2023. “The House Oversight Committee has a duty to ensure our government is more effective, efficient, transparent, and accountable to the American people. At our Member Day hearing, we will hear from Americans’ elected representatives about ...

WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) called on General Services Administration (GSA) Acting Inspector General Robert Erickson to investigate potential political influence in the site selection process for the new Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) headquarters. “GSA must be fair and transparent in its operations. Its real estate dealings should consider only what is best for taxpayers ...

WASHNGTON—Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today opened a subcommittee hearing titled “The Importance of Protecting Female Athletics and Title IX.” Subcommittee Chairwoman McClain opened the hearing by discussing how instead of defending the hard-fought protections that Title IX secured, the Biden ...