Tag: Oversight

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

From the Oversight Committee: Oversight Committee Announces Full Committee Hearing WASHINGTON, DC — The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a hearing entitled, “The State Department and the Iraq War” on Thursday morning, October 25, 2007, in 2154 Rayburn House… Continue

The Judiciary Subcommittees on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security and Commercial and Administrative Law are currently holding a joint hearing, “Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System.” Witness include Richard Thornburgh of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart… Continue

Chairman Jerry Costello of the Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation and a senior member of the House Science and Technology and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, today issued the following statement in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) refusal… 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

The Oversight Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Black Carbon and Global Warming,” with testimony from experts regarding the global and regional impacts of soot, its sources, and the risks it raises for public health. Watch the hearing live >> Chairman Henry… Continue

Despite evidence of official corruption in Iraq that the State Department’s Iraq coordinator has characterized as 'real, endemic and pernicious,' the Bush Administration continues to deny the American people the facts about how corruption finances the insurgency and threatens our troops. The… 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

The Judiciary Committee is currently holding a hearing, “Jena 6 and the Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related Violence in Public Schools.” Witnesses include Donald Washington, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana; Lisa Krigsten, Counsel to the… Continue

Today, Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and Assistant Attorney General for National Security Kenneth Wainstein requesting details and documents about potentially unlawful surveillance activities before 9-11 and allegations of retalliation against Qwest… Continue