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Oversight of the National Park Service

TAKEAWAYS: More than 20 claims of sexual harassment and misconduct were reported at offices in the Grand Canyon River District and Canaveral National Seashore during the past 15 years. ...

Letter
Letter to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker regarding data security procedures at the Census Bureau

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A Better Way to Grow Our Economy

Third Plank of Bold Agenda Includes More Than 100 Ideas to Tackle Excessive Regulations, Develop American Energy, and Promote Financial Independence WASHINGTON—Today, House Republicans unveiled a plan to grow our economy by tackling excessive ...

Letter
Letter to Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Michele Bond regarding recalcitrant countries

Letter
Letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell regarding the Office of Government Information Services

Press Release
The Next Phase of the Better Way Rollout

WASHINGTON—This week, Republicans will add planks on economic growth and self-government to

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Chaffetz, Cummings, Issa Applaud Passage of Bipartisan FOIA Reform Bill

House approves legislation ahead of 50th Anniversary of landmark Open Government Law Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation, S. 337, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, which includes provisions of a companion bill introduced in the House by former Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), and current Ranking Member, Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).  The FOIA Improvement ...

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18F and U.S. Digital Service Oversight

PURPOSE: To examine the roles of 18F and US Digital Service (USDS) in providing IT services to federal agencies and to evaluate how closely they adhere to their original purpose. To explore how they protect against overlap and duplication, measure results, and interact with agency CIOs. BACKGROUND: In March 2014, General Services Administration announced the creation of a new digital government program ...

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Second Subpoena Issued to State Department for Keystone Documents

WASHINGTON, D.C.— House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement today after issuing a subpoena to Secretary of State John Kerry for documents and communications related to the Department’s determination that the Keystone XL pipeline would undercut U.S. leadership on climate change, among other things. “The State Department is not cooperating with the Committee’s investigation. Producing ...

Letter
letter to u.s. fish and wildlife service director daniel m. ashe regarding the introduction of the mexican wolf outside the species’ historic range