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WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability has released an interim staff memorandum providing an update on the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the United States Coast Guard (USCG) following allegations of pervasive sexual assault and misconduct. The memorandum details how the USCG concealed “Operation Fouled Anchor” from Congress, failed to address both historic and persistent sexual misconduct at the USCG Academy, and neglected to help victims and hold ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is investigating the Selective Service System’s promotion of a false and offensive social media post that compared President-elect Donald Trump to Nazi Germany and implied the draft would be mandatory. In a letter to Acting Director of the Selective Service System Joel Spangenberg, Chairman Comer requests all documents and communications related to the agency’s internal investigation into the ...

WASHINGTON—Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) is requesting the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) continue to support efforts to conduct oversight of U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and its failure to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse within the Department. In a letter to GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions requests GAO’s ongoing assistance in analyzing the results of DOD’s fiscal ...

WASHINGTON—House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has been selected to serve again as Chairman of the Committee for the 119th Congress. He issued the following statement: “It is an honor to continue serving the American people as Chairman of the House Oversight Committee. The American people have made it clear they want President Trump and Congress to clean up the federal government and make it more accountable to them. Oversight Committee Republicans are ...

WASHINGTON—House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks today at a hearing on “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service.” Chairman Comer credited Postmaster General Louis DeJoy with delivering a plan to fix the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) but expressed concerns that USPS continues to lose money. He urged Postmaster General DeJoy to remain focused on ...

WASHINGTON—The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability today held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the U.S. Postal Service.” The American people rely on the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for critical services and members emphasized that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy deserves credit for implementing a long-term strategy to improve USPS operations. However, members stressed that many Americans ...

Chairman Comer highlights three of Biden’s biggest lies in a new op-ed WASHINGTON—In an op-ed published today on Fox News, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) details how Joe Biden lied from start to finish about his family’s influence peddling racket. Chairman Comer highlights that President Biden not only lied when he ...