Oversight

Dec
19
2016

House Oversight Committee - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD), and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) released the following statement after President Obama signed H.R. 6450, the Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016, into law. "We're pleased to see this bill become a reality. This bipartisan legislation will help inspectors general root out waste, fraud, and abuse, and it ... Read more

Dec
17
2016

House Oversight Committee - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after President Obama signed two Chaffetz-sponsored bills into law: H.R. 5790, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 and H.R. 6302, the Overtime Pay for Secret Service Agents Act of 2016. “I have great respect for the hard working individuals at both the FBI and Secret Service. The whistleblower protectio... Read more

Dec
08
2016

House Oversight Committee - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after the Senate passed S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which includes two Chaffetz sponsored bills aimed at reforming how misconduct is handled within the federal workforce. “I am pleased to see these commonsense solutions strengthening the integrity of our civil service on their way to becoming law. The vast maj... Read more

Dec
07
2016

House Oversight Committee - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, as amended, H.R. 5790, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016 (404-0). The bill clarifies Congress’s intent to protect FBI whistleblowers who make disclosures to managers and supervisors in their chain of command, bringing the agency in line with most others in the federal government. “While a great many changes remain to be made in how DOJ and the FBI respond to whistleblow... Read more

Jul
14
2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) introduced H.R. 5790, the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, which expands the safeguards for FBI employees who report waste, fraud, and abuse. The legislation also streamlines the process for investigating incidents of retaliation. “Whistleblowers play an indispensable role in rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse within federal agencies,” said Chaffetz. “As the only federal law enforcement employees e... Read more

Jun
22
2016

Deseret News - If any government task resembles that of the mythological Greek king Sisyphus, constantly rolling a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down again, it is postal reform. That’s why it was surprising this week to hear that Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz is taking it on, and that he is optimistic. Chaffetz is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which is working on a solution, at least the House’s version of it. Getting that rock over the hill is import... Read more

Jun
14
2016

Politico - A bill aimed at improving the federal government's responses to Freedom of Information Act requests passed the House on Monday and will soon be headed for the White House, where the measure is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama. Both houses of Congress have been considering versions of the legislation for several years, with a bill coming very close to passage in 2014 before hitting a last-minute snag. The House cleared the way for final passage of the FOIA Impro... Read more

Jun
13
2016

Americans for Tax Reform - ATR President Grover Norquist, together with five other conservative leaders today applauded the work of House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) for his work investigating the $305 million failed Cover Oregon Obamacare Exchange. The letter can be found here and is pasted below. June 13, 2016 The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Chaffetz: We... Read more

May
26
2016

ABC News - A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) investigation into the U.S. Secret Service’s disclosure of the personnel files of Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) has resulted in discipline for 41 agents. The leaker has also resigned, according to a statement by DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. The conduct of 57 Secret Service personnel was reviewed, including 11 in the Senior Executive Service level, the highest levels of government. Of those, 41 are receiving some level of discipline, according to th... Read more

May
11
2016

CNN - House Republicans are asking a White House aide thrust into controversy to testify after he suggested the Obama administration misrepresented the Iran deal to sell it to the public. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, chair of the House Oversight Committee, invited deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes on Wednesday to testify at a hearing on the Iran deal, committee spokeswoman MJ Henshaw said. Rhodes was asked to appear at a hearing May 17 at 10 a.m. The request, first reported by The Hill newspap... Read more