The Gavel

Special Counsel Urges GSA Chief’s Firing CongressDaily – June 12, 2007 The head of a federal investigative agency has recommended President Bush fire General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan for encouraging top agency officials at a staff meeting in January to find… Continue

A joint hearing with the Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight is currently being held, “National Flood Insurance Program: Issues Exposed by the 2005 Hurricanes.” Watch the hearing live via committee… Continue

Camp Lejeune Water Under Scrutiny Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press – June 12, 2007 Marine families who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina over three decades drank water contaminated with toxins as much as 40 times over today’s safety standard, federal health… Continue

As noted last week, Lilly Ledbetter, the plaintiff in a workplace discrimination lawsuit decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on May 29, will testify about her case before the Education and Labor Committee. Ledbetter sued Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company after learning… Continue

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a business meeting to consider two bills. The Carbon-Neutral Government Act (H.R. 2635), is designed to reduce the emissions of the federal government, currently the largest energy consumer in the United States. The Federal Customer Service… Continue

The Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is currently holding a hearing on the development of the Iraqi Security Forces. Listen to the hearing live via committee audiocast, or watch the hearing live on C-Span 3.

This afternoon Rep. Tom Udall (NM-03) honored Army Sergeant James C. Akin, a native of New Mexico who lost his life to a roadside bomb in Iraq on June 3, 2007. He is one of 3,512 Americans who have given their lives… Continue

Last week marked Speaker Pelosi’s 20th Anniversary in the House of Representatives. She was sworn into office on June 9, 1987 by Speaker Jim Wright. Yesterday, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article on this milestone: Stronger than ever after 20 yearsPelosi… Continue

Immigration Judges Often Picked Based On GOP Ties Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen, Washington Post – June 11, 2007 The Bush administration increasingly emphasized partisan political ties over expertise in recent years in selecting the judges who decide the fate of hundreds… Continue

Yesterday Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and Members of the Senate Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics and Related Sciences held a joint hearing to review the case against NASA Inspector General Robert “Moose” Cobb…. Continue