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Letter to executive branch agencies regarding the conversion of non-career, political positions to career positions
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Committee Sends Letters to Agencies Regarding “Burrowing”

Requests information on conversions of employees from non-career, political positions to career positions WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent letters to 23 of the 24 ...
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letter to u.s. department of defense secretary the honorable ashton carter regarding individuals with access to classified information
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Letter to u.s. secretary of defense the honorable ashton carter regarding the decision to locate the joint intelligence analysis complex at royal air force croughton
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Letter to U.S. government accountability office comptroller general of the united states the honorable gene l. dodaro regarding oversight of the Washington metropolitan area transit authority
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Letter to U.S. Department of the Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew regarding the implementation of SIGTARP’s recommendations on the Blight Elimination Program
Hearing
Oversight of the Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Program

PURPOSE: To review the process by which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines which Metropolitan Statistical Areas receive Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding. To evaluate UASI funding history for the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida area, and the decision not to fund that area for the last two fiscal years. BACKGROUND: The UASI grant program provides financial assistance ...
Hearing
Examining Mismanagement in Office of Justice Programs Grantmaking

PURPOSE: To understand the difficulties faced in the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and similar grant programs. BACKGROUND: The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) labeled oversight of grants as a “top management challenge” in fiscal year 2015, and the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s 2012 duplication report found duplication and overlap in DOJ grant programs. ...
Hearing
Lagging Behind: The State of High Speed Rail in the United States

PURPOSE: To examine the status and management of the High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program across the United States. BACKGROUND: In 2009, President Obama announced a plan to substantially upgrade speeds on existing rail routes and to create new high-speed rail corridors. Congress has appropriated more than $10 billion dollars for high speed rail initiatives to carry out the HSIPR ...
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letter to u.s. environmental protection agency administrator gina mccarthy regarding dramatic changes in the agency’s cost-benefit analysis for regulations