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Today Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman and Ranking Member Tom Davis requested information from Secretary Robert Gates on how the Department of Defense will comply with a recently enacted provision of law barring the government from purchasing alternative fuels for vehicles and… Continue

From the Oversight Committee: CHAIRMAN WAXMAN SCHEDULES HEARING TO EXAMINE PRESERVATION OF WHITE HOUSE E-MAILS WASHINGTON, DC — On February 15, the Committee will hold a hearing to investigate White House compliance with the Presidential Records Act. Statements made at today's White… Continue

As part of its ongoing investigation into executive pay, the Oversight Committee has invited three CEOs implicated in the subprime mortgage crisis to testify on February 7, 2008, about their severance and compensation packages. Read letters to Charles Prince, the former CEO… Continue

· Read the full report (pdf) >> From the Oversight Committee: Chairman Waxman Releases Report on Information Security Breach at TSA’s Traveler Redress Website Today Chairman Waxman released a new report: Information Security Breach at TSA: the Traveler Redress Website. In October… Continue

“This is about our national security, it’s about jobs and the economic security of our country, it’s about the environment, therefore it’s a health issue, and it’s a moral issue. That’s why we have scientists and evangelicals. We have business and labor. We have the environmental community all strongly supporting this legislation.”

Today, the House will consider the Energy Independence and Security Act to put us on a path toward energy independence–to strengthen national security, lower energy costs, grow our economy and create new jobs, and begin to reduce global warming. Specifically, Congress is… Continue

The Oversight Committee will hold a hearing after the Thanksgiving recess to examine whether Howard Krongard, the Inspector General of the State Department, provided truthful testimony at the Committee's November 14th hearing. See the key exchange from the hearing: Rep. Elijah Cummings:… Continue

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “The State Department and the Iraq War.” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will testify on the State Department's performance on several significant issues relating to the Iraq war, including the impact of the activities… Continue

According to the Oversight Committee, new documents suggest that Blackwater has engaged in significant tax evasion, failing to withhold and pay millions of dollars in Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, and related taxes, and sought to conceal its conduct from Congress and law… Continue

UPDATE: The House has passed the resolution by a vote of 395-21. On October 4th, the Oversight Committee held a hearing, “Assessing the State of Iraqi Corruption.” Judge Radhi Hamza al-Radhi, who recently resigned as Iraq’s chief anti-corruption officer under political pressure… Continue