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3-16-11 "TSA Oversight Part I: Whole Body Imaging"

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3-15-11 "State and Municipal Debt: The Coming Crisis? Part II"

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Oversight Committee Passes SOAR Act

Washington, D.C. - By a vote of 21-14 the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted to approve H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, one of Speaker John Boehner’s top legislative priorities. The legislation restores the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which was effectively killed in 2009 due to opposition from teachers unions and other political opponents. Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and D.C. subcommittee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) ...
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Oversight Committee Passes SOAR Act

Washington, D.C. - By a vote of 21-14 the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted to approve H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act, one of Speaker John Boehner’s top legislative priorities. The legislation restores the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, which was effectively killed in 2009 due to opposition from teachers unions and other political opponents. Committee chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and D.C. subcommittee chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) ...
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Joint Hearing “Financial Management, Work Force, and Operations at the SEC: Who’s Watching Wall Street’s Watchdog?”

Joint Hearing with the Subcommittee on Government Organization and the Subcommittee on TARP and Financial Services
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Report: 65% of federal grant information on USASpending.gov is inaccurate

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION POLICY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REFORM THE HONORABLE JAMES LANKFORD, CHAIRMAN Report: 65% of federal grant information on USASpending.gov is inaccurate Oversight Subcommittee: Is this really improving transparency in government?   WASHINGTON, D.C.- On Friday, a House Oversight subcommittee will examine open government and ...
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VIDEO RELEASE: “Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR”

SOAR Act restores educational power to D.C. families abandoned by the White House WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released “Let Opportunity Scholars SOAR” in advance of tomorrow’s committee markup of H.R. 471 – the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act. The SOAR Act reauthorizes the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (DCOSP), which ...
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OGR Full Committee Business Meeting 3/10/2011

Oversight and Government Reform Full Committee Business Meeting Thursday   On Thursday, March 10, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold a Business Meeting to take up the following legislation:   •H.R. 471, the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Act •H.R. 899, a bill to amend Title 41 of the United States Code to extend the sunset date for certain ...
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Oversight Committees to Probe SEC's Management Practices

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TARP, FINANCIAL SERVICES AND BAILOUTS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROGRAMS THE HONORABLE PATRICK MCHENRY, CHAIRMAN   &   SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION, EFFICIENCY AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT THE HONORABLE TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, CHAIRMAN   will hold a hearing entitled “Financial Management, Work Force, and Operations at the SEC: Who’s Watching ...