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Committee on Government Reform Learn more about the Committee On Government Reform: Chairman Tom Davis leads the Government Reform Committee into the Second Session of the 108th Congress. Tune into any of our curent or past video broadcasts, as well as images from the committee. www.house.gov /reform

Online NewsHour: FBI files -- June 19, 1996 JUNE 14: Representatives Moran (D) and Clinger (R), House Government Reform and Oversight Committee members, discussed the planned hearings on the White House access to FBI files. KWAME HOLMAN: Now the committee wants to know how the White House obtained and what it was going to do with the confidential background files on not just Billy Dale but some 400 current and former White House employees, many of them prominent Republicans, including-- House Democrats said the whole incident is being overplayed, but House Republicans wonder if there is some more to the White House's actions. www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/white_house/june96/filegate_6-19.html

United States House of Representatives, 108th Congress, 2nd Session: Homepage Oversight plans based on the jurisdiction of the committee and the hearing schedules for the 108th Congress. Search all Representatives House websites, listed by State and Congressional District. Schedule the House intends to consider for the current legislative week. www.house.gov

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- House panel approves legislation to reform Postal Service "Observers have likened this to a 'death spiral' where declining business leads to higher rates, which in turn leads to a further decline in business, and so on," said Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., chairman of the House Government Reform Committee. House panel approves legislation to reform Postal Service WASHINGTON – A House committee on Wednesday approved what would be the first overhaul of the U.S. Postal Service in 34 years, giving it the flexibility it needs to survive in the 21st century. www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040512-1452-postalreform.html

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Awarding of government contracts without bids increases under Bush, Democratic report says WASHINGTON – The number of government contracts awarded without competitive bids has increased slightly during the Bush administration, according to a report Thursday by the senior Democrat on the House Government Reform Committee. Waxman's report, prepared by the Government Reform Committee's Democratic staff, drew on data from the Federal Procurement Data System, which is part of the General Services Administration. These include situations in which the case is unusually urgent; disclosing an agency's needs could jeopardize national security; only one source can provide the necessary work or goods; or the public is better served if there is not full competition. www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20040527-1426-contracts-competition.html

Committee on Government Reform Further, the Subcommittee will aggressively pursue the progress of the Federal government’s effort to address weaknesses in security of its computer systems and particularly the protection of information and data from the threat of cyber attacks and security breaches. Additionally, the Subcommittee will utilize its oversight authority to review the Federal government’s continuing efforts to collect and analyze information in an effort to enhance homeland security and law enforcement, with the privacy expectations and personal freedom rights of the citizenry. Accordingly, the Subcommittee will continue to review the coordinative efforts between all levels of government, and the ability to respond to terrorist activity, disaster management and disease proliferation, just to name a few. reform.house.gov /TIPRC

Postal Service accountability=The Hill.com= The House Government Reform Committee has published a discussion draft. Unless postal executives and regulators have a clear picture of what is actually going on, the chances of effective reform are bleak and costs will continue to spin out of control. True postal reform will remain an impossible task until USPS accounting is straightened out and a much higher level of transparency introduced — the kind of transparency private corporations are routinely required to provide. www.thehill.com /op_ed/050604.aspx

Aaron's Rantblog, aka Aaron the Liberal Slayer » 2003 » November At the same time, Jewish leaders in New York have sent House Government Reform Committee investigators a long list of Sephardic Jews who speak fluent Arabic in an effort to compel the FBI to reconsider Jews for the desperately needed translator jobs. House Democratic Whip Anthony Weiner of New York has asked FBI Director Robert Mueller to explain, on a case-by-case basis, the reasons for rejecting the Jewish applicants. Question: “What is the truth about the connection between the Islamic organizations in America and the American government, today and in the recent past?” www.la4israel.org /wordpress/2003/11

:: Cannon Gains Seat on House Government Reform Committee :: In addition to serving on Government Reform's Census Subcommittee, Cannon was appointed to the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs. Among other issues, this committee has jurisdiction over the U.S. Census Bureau, which is important for Utahns concerned about being fairly represented. Cannon also sits on the Judiciary Committee, the Resources Committee, and the Science Committee. chriscannon.house.gov /press2001/feb07.htm

www.GovExec.com - House, Senate leaders urged to make postal reform a priority (3/29/04) Despite strong bipartisan support for overhauling the Postal Service, congressional leaders are not making legislation enough of a priority, House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said Monday. That attitude is at odds with "the strong support, by both Republicans and Democrats, in both the House and the Senate [government operations committees] to pass reform this year," Davis said. Davis said he is working with Government Reform ranking member Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to write a House bill, and he praised similar bipartisan cooperation in the Senate between Governmental Affairs Chairwoman Susan Collins, R-Maine, and panel member Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Del. www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0304/032904cdpm1.htm

House Budget Gives Government Reform Committee Unprecedented Power to Cut Programs in Other Committees' Jurisdictions, 3/31/03 House Budget Gives Government Reform Committee Unprecedented Power to Cut Programs in Other Committees' Jurisdictions, 3/31/03 This larger reconciliation direction to the Government Reform Committee is accompanied in the House budget by a provision empowering that committee to cut programs outside its own jurisdiction. Thus, while military retirement, unemployment compensation, and Medicare are intended to be exempt from “reconciliation” reductions according to the Budget Committee chairman, no rule would prevent the Government Reform Committee from meeting its $38.3 billion target in part by cutting those three programs, if it chose to do so. www.cbpp.org /3-31-03bud.htm

Filling the Mailbag on Postal Bills The House Government Reform Committee could approve postal restructuring legislation as early as next week, and the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee will likely consider a bill before the Memorial Day recess, Congress Daily/A.M. says. Advocates on all sides of the issue say they are waiting and watching to see what kind of bill the House committee approves and how strong of a consensus Government Reform Chairman Davis can build, Congress Daily/A.M. reports. If the House and Senate committees show strong bipartisan support for the bills, Cerasale said, he will begin working aggressively to convince non-committee members of the need for postal overhaul. www.the-dma.org /cgi/dispnewsstand?article=2277

Autistic Society >> Autism Statistics >> Precipitous increase in Autism cases may be tied to childhood vaccines Dan Burton -- a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Indiana -- whose House Government Reform Committee has been investigating autism increases for three years, raised hell on the floor. Instead of yanking any trace of those mercury-containing vaccines off the market, the federal agencies we pay billions to support allowed about 8,000 children a day to be needlessly exposed over almost four years. He said that "the legislative process was hijacked" by lobbyists who pushed the Lilly protective provision into reality. www.autisticsociety.org /article437.html

Betty McCollum -- McCollum Appointed to House Government Reform Committee Betty McCollum -- McCollum Appointed to House Government Reform Committee “The Committee’s government-wide oversight jurisdiction and expanded legislative authority make it one of the most influential and powerful committees in the House. The Committee serves as Congress’ chief investigative and oversight committee, and is granted broad jurisdiction because of the importance of effective, centralized oversight. www.mccollum.house.gov /index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={E16D416C-E718-4117-BF7C-7EE51D388D50}&DE={29417E53-1657-4A73-95C4-B48DC173134D}

American Civil Liberties Union : Letter to the House Government Reform Committee Urging Support on Amendments to H.R. 5005 to Make Homeland Security Department Open and Accountable Letter to the House Government Reform Committee Urging Support on Amendments to H.R. 5005 to Make Homeland Security Department Open and Accountable On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), we are writing to ask you to support principles of open and accountable government by supporting a number of amendments that we understand will be offered at tomorrow’s markup of H.R. 5005, the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Existing law already contains exemptions for national security and confidential business information voluntarily submitted to the government. www.aclu.org /NationalSecurity/NationalSecurity.cfm?ID=10512&c=111

Congress fights telework malaise Frustrated by the government's dismal telework performance, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.),chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, recently held a hearing to get at the cause. And for a lot of people in the Washington suburbs, really wired areas, you have everything you need right at home, and the government's not paying for it. That the government can give you a million reasons not to telework. www.nwfusion.com /net.worker/news/2004/071904netlead.html

www.GovExec.com - Draft postal overhaul bill draws criticism from mailers (5/4/04) The House Government Reform Committee began circulating a draft Monday night of the postal overhaul bill it will mark up Thursday, but some commercial mailers say the bill is too weak to save the beleaguered Postal Service. The 126-page draft, which Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., will introduce sometime before Thursday's markup, includes many provisions recommended by the President's Commission on the Postal Service last July, including mandated transparency regarding the agency's finances, costs and operations. House, Senate leaders urged to make postal reform a priority (03/29/04) www.govexec.com /dailyfed/0504/050404cdpm1.htm

Davis new chairman of House Government Reform Committee Tom Davis, R-Va., was appointed chairman of the House Government Reform Committee Jan. 8. Davis most recently led the Government Reform subcommittee on technology and procurement policy. Davis said the Government Reform Committee is "ground zero" for streamlining the federal government, rooting out waste, fraud and abuse in government programs, and protecting the rights and interests of the American taxpayer. www.washingtontechnology.com /news/1_1/daily_news/19758-1.html

Committee on Government Reform A House Government Reform Committee staff report published this week criticized the FDA and the CDC for routinely allowing scientists with conflicts of interest to serve on two influential advisory committees that make recommendations on vaccine policy. The Government Reform Committee staff report found that the majority of members of both committees have financial ties to vaccine manufacturers or hold patents on vaccines under development. One member of the CDC's advisory committee who was not allowed to vote on the rotavirus vaccine because of a conflict was allowed to participate in closed-door working group meetings that drafted the committee's recommendations for the vaccine. www.cogforlife.org /vaxconflict.htm

Computer Security News: NVTC Calls for Immediate Changes in Security Clearance Process at House Government Reform Committee Hearing HERNDON, Va., May 6 -- Testifying before the House Committee on Government Reform today, the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) presented recommendations on improving the security clearance process. It is of critical importance that this Committee require reform of the nation’s security clearance system and we recommend that the following reforms be instituted through administrative and/or legislative action: Inability of companies who are government contractors to fill many open positions by hiring highly skilled workers, who have been laid off in the region and who would qualify for these open positions, because of the excessive length of time required to obtain security clearances. www.itsecurity.com /tecsnews/may2004/may53.htm

IQexpress -- Resources on Congress, Government, Press, Economy, Issues and More House Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security On Friday, October 8, the House completed action on H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act and took up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (conference report) and H.R. 4567, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (conference report). Despite regional diversity and party differences, most of the new governors come from corporate backgrounds and are promising to reform their state's tax codes, reduce health care costs for business and employees and improve education and job training. iqexpress.com

Children and Infants: Holistic Pediatrics - part 1 of 12 Government Enforced Vaccinations Vaccination Tracking Registry - Government programs that limit your choices -and your rights- in health care when it comes to mandatory vaccination. Congressman is calling for criminal penalties for any government agency that knew about the dangers of thimerosal in vaccines and did nothing to protect American children. Indeed, it's only in the United States that fluoride is championed by the government. www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com /children.htm

Committee Agenda For House Government Reform Committee Agenda Number 2 For House Government Reform www.azleg.state.az.us /agendas/0310027563.htm

House Government Reform Committee Please call your Congressional Reps., and the Government Reform Committee: Both the new indication and the new schedule should be undertaken only pursuant to FDA regulations governing clinical trials of investigational new drugs (IND). Under supervision of the FDA and an Institutional Review Board (IRB), DOD would be required to inform vaccine recipients adequately, obtain informed consent and gather data on vaccine safety consistently. www.gulfwarvets.com /shays.htm

House Committee on Government Reform The new Iraqi Interim Government is similarly diverse and professionally capable, and promises to be competent in the discharge of its responsibilities once it takes over on June 30 with full sovereign authorities. However, rather than permitting an Iraqi government with real authority to take shape, the Coalition suspended sovereignty for 14 months and severely restricted the powers of the Governing Council that was formed in July 2003. Politically, the Transitional Administrative Law signed by the Iraqi Governing Council is a landmark achievement, both for its content and for the political process of deliberation, negotiation, and compromise that it entailed. www.iraqfoundation.org /news/2004/fjun/22_news.htm

FBI Misconduct - Pine Ridge "Reign of Terror" & Leonard Peltier Petition The House Committee on Government Reform (HCGR) detailed misconduct by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and their supervisors (right up to former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover), in the 1965 murder of Edward “Teddy” Deegan. Is the Government Reform Committee really surprised by the outcome of their investigation? To: The Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress www.petitiononline.com /balpsg01/petition.html

House Committee on Government Reform, Committee Prints (107th Congress) House Committee on Government Reform, Committee Prints (107th Congress) Committee Print: Interim Report of the Activities of the House Committee on Government Reform, March, 2002 TEXT 307K PDF 333K www.access.gpo.gov /congress/house/house07cp107.html

Capitol Hill Watch House Government Reform Committee Approves Project BioShield Bill - Kaisernetwork.org House Government Reform Committee Approves Project BioShield Bill - Kaisernetwork.org House Government Reform Committee Approves Project BioShield Bill House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-La.) said the draft does not address industry concerns about product liability because that topic might have delayed efforts to pass the bill ( www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=17892

Committee on Government Reform Learn more about the Committee On Government Reform's seven SubCommittees: This week's full- and subcommittee schedule in PDF format reform.house.gov /GovReform/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=3630

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