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WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is expanding the investigation of the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) by seeking information about how they use foreign headquartered group purchasing organizations (GPOs) to evade transparency and oversight in the United States. In letters to the Chief Executive Officers of The Cigna Group and Optum Rx, Chairman Comer seeks documents and information about the PBMs’ group ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Chairwoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) are investigating organized efforts, undertaken in violation of Wikipedia platform rules, to influence U.S. public opinion on important and sensitive topics by manipulating Wikipedia articles. In a letter to Wikimedia Foundation Chief Executive Officer Maryana Iskander, Chairman Comer ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of the coordination between federal agencies tasked with advancing U.S. national interests and research priorities in Antarctica. In a letter to the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) requests a briefing to assess U.S. strategy in Antarctica and ensure that American interests remain safe and secure.“The Committee on ...

WASHINGTON – House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is launching an investigation following disturbing allegations and whistleblower disclosures suggesting that leadership within the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington, D.C., deliberately manipulated crime data in the District of Columbia. In a letter to MPD Chief of Police Pamela Smith, Chairman Comer noted that MPD recently entered into a settlement over allegations that senior ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced updates on the Committee’s review of the federal government’s investigation of Mr. Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Ghislaine Maxwell.  First, Chairman Comer today issued a subpoena to the Epstein estate for documents and communications in its possession, custody, or control in unredacted form.  “The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is reviewing the ...