Tag: Oversight

Last week, Speaker Pelosi stated that any proposal that affects California's landmark efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or eliminate the EPA's authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions will not have her support. In April, a Supreme Court decision affirmed the authority… Continue

Exclusive: FBI Data Mining Program Raises Eyebrows in Congress Justin Rood, ABC News – June 5, 2007 Lawmakers are questioning whether a proposed FBI anti-terrorist program is worth the price, both in taxpayer dollars and the possible loss of Americans’ privacy. The… Continue

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 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.

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

Yesterday the Education and Labor Committee held a hearing, “Protecting U.S. and Guest Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign Labor.” Chairman George Miller: “By preventing U.S. employers from exploiting cheap foreign labor, we will not only end these serious human… Continue