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Letter to The Honorable John F. Kelly Chief of Staff The White House regarding mismanagement issues at the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
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FIELD BRIEFING: Wildfire Management and Response: Challenges and Opportunities

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Chairman Gowdy Statement on FEMA Investigation into Workplace Misconduct

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) issued the results of an internal investigation concerning their former Chief Component Human Capital Officer’s gross sexual misconduct. “The revelations in today’s FEMA report are deeply alarming. Any agency employee, much less the top human ...
Press Release
Gowdy and Cummings Issue Statement on FEMA Investigation

WASHINGTON, DC - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued the following statement after FEMA released a report regarding allegations of sexual harassment against the former Chief Component Human Capital Officer at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. "We are outraged and appalled by the revelations in today's FEMA report. We intended to convene the Committee for a hearing with FEMA next week, but our ...
Hearing
FIELD BRIEFING: Protecting our Waterways: Examining Federal Efforts to Control Asian Carp in Kentucky
Hearing
The Federal Trade Commission’s Enforcement of Operation Chokepoint-Related Businesses

PURPOSE: To explore whether there may be links between Federal Trade Commission investigative targets and those pursued by Operation Chokepoint. BACKGROUND: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is charged with enforcing law prohibiting deception and unfair practices, while ensuring legitimate businesses are not impeded. In 2012, the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) proposed an ...
Hearing
GAO High Risk Focus: Cybersecurity

PURPOSE: To review cybersecurity challenge areas highlighted by the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) High Risk interim report and discuss actions to resolve these challenges. To examine how the Federal Chief Information Officer intends to coordinate a government-wide response to address cybersecurity challenges. BACKGROUND: On July 25, 2018, GAO will release an interim report identifying ...
Hearing
Federal Grant Management

PURPOSE: To examine opportunities to modernize the federal grantmaking process. BACKGROUND: The federal government awards more than $700 billion in grants each year, of which nearly $600 billion is distributed to state and local governments. A complex grant management structure detracts ...
Hearing
Shielding Sources: Safeguarding the Public’s Right to Know

PURPOSE: To discuss H.R. 4382, the Free Flow of Information Act, a shield law that conditions the federally compelled disclosure of information by journalists. BACKGROUND: In November 2017, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) introduced the Free Flow of Information Act to protect the exercise of freely reporting critical ...
Hearing
Preserving Opportunities for Grazing on Federal Land

PURPOSE: To examine challenges faced by ranchers seeking to graze livestock on federal land and to identify opportunities for more productive range management practices. BACKGROUND: Congress mandated both the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Forest Service (FS) manage federal land under "multiple use and sustained yield" principles to include livestock grazing. Access to public lands for ...