Press Releases

WASHINGTON—Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) opened today’s subcommittee hearing on “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT” by highlighting how aging and outdated information technology systems used by the federal government pose major national security risks.

WASHINGTON – Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled “ESG Part I: An Examination of Environmental, Social, and Governance Practices with Attorneys General.” At the hearing, members examined the concerns of state attorneys general (AGs) related to the integration of environmental, social, and ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) issued the following statements on the FBI failing to comply with Chairman Comer’s subpoena seeking an unclassfied FBI generated FD-1023 form that allegedly details a bribery scheme involving then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national. “It’s clear from the FBI’s response that the unclassified record the Oversight Committee subpoenaed exists, but ...

WASHINGTON—Today, the Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee held a hearing titled “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT.”  At the hearing, members examined how legacy federal IT systems create security and operational risks and are costly to maintain over time. Subcommittee members asked witnesses about risks to ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Pat Fallon (R-Texas) are renewing concerns over Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements’ potential conflicts of interest after a review of public records raised more questions about her failure to separate her FERC commissioner duties from her personal relationships with her past ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.), along with lawmakers from the panel, will hold a press conference on Wednesday, May 10 at 9:00 a.m. ET to provide an update on the investigation into the Biden family’s influence peddling to enrich themselves and announce next investigative actions. WHO: House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) will hold a hearing titled “Risky Business: Costly Inaction on Federal Legacy IT.” The hearing will examine the need to replace aging information technology (IT) systems used by the federal government and will explore the dangers in the continued operation of these legacy systems, as well as solutions to accelerate their overhaul. “As information ...

WASHINGTON– House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) joined “Hannity” on Fox News and emphasized that a legally protected, highly credible whistleblower has provided Congress information raising concerns that then-Vice President Joe Biden allegedly engaged in a bribery scheme with a foreign national. Given the severity of the allegations, Chairman Comer acted swiftly and highlighted his decision to subpoena the Federal Bureau of ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today is pressing Dana Remus, former White House Counsel, about information that contradicts important details from the White House’s and President Biden’s personal attorney’s statements about the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center, including the timeline, location, and security of the classified documents. In a letter to Dana Remus, Chairman Comer requests documents and ...

WASHINGTON — Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) will hold a hearing titled “Investigating Pandemic Immunity: Acquired, Therapeutic or Both” to examine the role COVID-19 vaccinations and naturally acquired immunity played in public health discussions and final government policies. Global vaccination research and available coronavirus studies proved that antibodies acquired through previous infection provided robust immunity against COVID-19 ...