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House Republicans Want Further Investigation of Hillary Clinton

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 11, 2016 10:06 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 5:53 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Republican lawmakers sent two letters to government officials demanding more information and requesting further investigation into Hillary Clinton’s actions after the FBI Director announced he was not going to recommend criminal charges against her.

House Passes Package of Reforms Aimed at Federal Agencies and Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithJul 7, 2016 9:05 AM | Updated: Apr 14, 2021 3:08 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The House of Representatives passed a legislation package today that aims to tackle a myriad of issues from banning federal employees from watching pornography at work and using unsecured private email servers to conduct government business to extending the probationary period for some federal workers.

It Was OPM, Not a Contractor, That First Discovered Data Breach

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 27, 2016 12:30 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2019 9:42 PM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment

A letter released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform gives credit to OPM rather than one of its contractors for discovering the data breach on the agency’s computer network that left the personal information of millions of current and former federal employees vulnerable.

Government Will Start Looking at Your Social Media Accounts for Background Checks

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 13, 2016 2:34 PM | Updated: Apr 15, 2022 11:14 AM Categories Human Resources Leave a comment
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A new policy states that the federal government may look at an employee’s social media accounts as part of conducting background investigations for a security clearance.

House Committee Wants to Know How the IRS Suddenly Found the Money to Hire 700 Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMay 11, 2016 5:09 AM | Updated: Apr 5, 2017 4:43 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is curious to know how IRS Commissioner John Koskinen plans to pay for hiring 700 new employees after he told Congress his agency only had funds sufficient to maintain an “exception-only hiring policy.”

House Committee Questions Ability of IRS to Protect Taxpayer Data

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 28, 2016 11:11 AM | Updated: Sep 13, 2016 6:55 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has the IRS in its crosshairs again. This time, the Committee wants more information on the agency’s response (or lack thereof) to a 2015 data breach that left the personal data of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers at risk.

House Committee Still Not Satisfied with Records Provided on Carter’s Use of Personal Email

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithApr 8, 2016 12:00 PM | Updated: Aug 21, 2016 7:40 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The Defense Department finally complied with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s request for records regarding the Defense Secretary’s use of personal email, however, the Committee is now asking for unreacted copies of the records.

House Committee Wants to Make Sure Agencies Aren’t Wasting Money on Art

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 23, 2016 11:27 AM | Updated: Aug 21, 2016 7:35 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform fired off at least 25 letters this week to various federal agency leaders requesting information on how their agencies acquire and preserve art and artifacts in an effort to ensure taxpayer money is not being wasted on decorating federal buildings.

House Committee Threatens Legal Action Against Defense Secretary Over Use of Personal Email

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMar 19, 2016 11:46 AM | Updated: Aug 21, 2016 7:34 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) recently sent a follow up letter to Defense Secretary Ashton Carter demanding information that the agency has thus far failed to provide regarding Carter’s use of personal email for conducting official business.

House Committee Wants to Ensure Federal Workers Are Being ‘Properly Compensated’

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithFeb 23, 2016 10:30 AM | Updated: Aug 25, 2016 4:23 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

What changes, if any, should be made to the federal employee compensation and benefits package or how federal pay is determined each year? A Congressional committee is asking OPM for detailed information on these topics.

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