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Members of the Secret Service Protective Mission Panel testified on their recommendations to improve the Secret Service’s protection of the White House compound. The panel, composed of forme…

Chair Tom Wheeler testified on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) relationship with the Obama administration. The hearing focused specifically on the FCC’s previous month 3-2 appr…

Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy testified at an oversight hearing of his agency. He was questioned about the events of March 4, 2015, when there was an alleged bomb threat at a White H…

Officials from the Treasury Department’s Office of the Inspector General testified at a hearing on the investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups. The…

Witnesses from the State Department and the Government Accountability Office testified on the costs, planning, and security issues related to the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Since re…

Officials from the State and Homeland Security Departments testified at a hearing on safety along the U.S.-Mexico border and how best to protect U.S. personnel and facilities along the borde…

Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth testified on his report on recent Secret Service conduct. Specifically, the report details the March 4, 2015, events in which during an alleged …

Michael Botticelli, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and other federal officials testified at a hearing on the reauthorization of ONDCP and the agency’s effort…

Auto industry representatives, technology experts, and a Department of Transportation official testified at a joint hearing of two House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittees hearing…

Homeland Security officials testified at a hearing on airport security. A recent report from the Inspector General revealed the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was not as secure…

Government officials testified at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) report on government operations that were high ris…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing on an April 15, 2015, incident in which a man flew through restricted airspace to land his gyrocopter on the Capitol lawn. …

The heads of various federal agencies testified at a hearing titled, “The Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government.” The witnesses, who represented agencies with the lowest rankings, p…

Regulators and industry leaders testified at a hearing on proposed federal rules for unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones. Questions from committee members were primarily about privacy a…

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officers from the Departments of Treasury, State, Justice, and Homeland Security testified on their agencies' compliance with and response to FOIA requests.

Officials from Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Departments of State and Homeland Security testified at a hearing on national security concerns related to foreign travelers enter…

Government officials testified on the extent of two Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breachs disclosed by the agency on June 4, 2015, believed to involve hackers in China. OPM Direc…

Homeland Security Inspector General John Roth and other witnesses testified on airport security issues, including passenger screening, employee credentialing, and perimeter security. Homelan…

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted on bipartisan legislation aimed at fixing a pay discrepancy for border patrol agents. The legislation, authored by Representative Wi…

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified on the toxic river spill caused by the EPA and one of its contractors near the shuttered Gold King Mine in Silvert…