Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-South Carolina) has been appointed to succeed Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) as chairman of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, The Hill reported Thursday. Gowdy, a former prosecutor, is known
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) plans to vacate his congressional seat on June 30 after a nearly eight-year tenure. Chaffetz said in a statement published Thursday that he decided to resign to spend
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U.S. Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy will retire by March 4 after a 29-year career at the agency, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. Carol Leonnig writes Clancy confirmed Tuesday he plans to retire for good and
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has introduced a measure that seeks to facilitate the relocation of federal agencies outside of Washington. The House resolution Divest
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Democratic lawmakers have called on President-elect Donald Trump to rethink his proposal to freeze federal government hiring once he takes office next week, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Joe Davidson writes Trump
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A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee report says the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security spent approximately $95 million combined on 434 cell-site simulation tools that turn cellphones into
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has asked the General Services Administration to submit information on how GSA uses the System for Award Management database to identify contractors that are not eligible
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The House Oversight Committee has asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Census Bureau‘s readiness to conduct an end-to-end test in 2018 as part of the bureau’s preparedness strategy for 2020 Census.
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has requested the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the Office of Management and Budget’s oversight of the top 10 priority initiatives for information technology. House panel members
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The House of Representatives has passed two bills that seek to reduce the federal government’s footprint, consolidate real estate properties and negotiate office space lease deals. The Federal Asset Sale and Transfer Act
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