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The Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled “Pakistani Elections: Will They Be Free and Fair or Fundamentally Flawed?” The history of Pakistani democra…

Military experts testified about regional and global threats from Iran and the possible consequences of U.S. military action on Iranian citizens. Topics included the stability of Iraq and Af…

Former Secretaries Armitage and Nye co-chaired the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Smart Power. They testified about the commission’s report, including long-term…

Secretary Rice testified about State Department operations in Iraq. Several members accused Secretary Rice of grossly mismanaging diplomatic efforts in Iraq and concealing information from C…

Witnesses testified about Iraqi government operations, charges of widespread corruption in security and interior departments, the pace of political reform in Iraq, evaluating future performa…

Representative John Tierney talked about Congress’s questions about the Blackwater USA security firm. The House Oversight Committee held a hearing the previous day on Blackwater’s protection…

Mr. Prince and a panel of government officials testified about the mission and performance of Blackwater USA and its affiliated companies in Iraq and Afghanistan and whether the reliance of …

An oversight hearing was held on the treatment of wounded soldiers at Water Reed Army Medical Center. The committee examined the Government Accountability Office’s independent assessment of …

Witnesses testified about the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA) and extending legislation permitting wider use of warrantless wiretaps in conducting domestic surveillance. Among the t…

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine whether senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillman’s death by friendly…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on construction delays and problems plaguing the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad, focusing on the performance,…

Witnesses testified about findings in the latest National Intelligence Estimate on the threat posed by various al-Qaida groups. Among the issues addressed were the degree of cooperation and …

Assistant Secretary Boucher testified about U.S. policies toward Pakistan and the ramifications for Afghanistan. Among the topics addressed were political stability and upcoming national ele…

General Services Administration administrator Lurita Doan testified about her recent statements that impugned the reputations of federal employees who had cooperated with a committee investi…