Tag: Real Security

House Panel Critical of Iraq Contractors Anne Flaherty, Associated Press – October 25, 2007 Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House oversight committee, said Thursday that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has issued an order requiring his approval of any corruption investigations… 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

Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor this afternoon on the need for federal assistance to help fight the wildfires in California and help the hundreds of thousands of residents affected by the fires: “As we gather here this afternoon, wildfires… 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

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

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

The Energy Subcommittee on Oversight is currently holding the third of three hearings, “Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation’s Food Supply? — Part III.” Senior Committee Investigator David Nelson testifies on behalf of all of… Continue

The Intelligence and Judiciary Committees have approved a bill to restore constitutional checks and balances to the way electronic surveillance is used to gather intelligence. The RESTORE Act gives the government all the tools necessary to acquire under the law the intelligence… Continue

Washington, D.C. — Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement today after the House approved H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, by a vote of 264 to 148. The bill, which provides the largest expansion in federal housing… Continue