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Federal, Policy

Oversight chief won’t seek new term

April 20, 2017

Via: FCW

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will not seek re-election to Congress in 2018. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), 50, announced on his personal Facebook page that he would not run for any public office — at […]


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Chaffetz, Cummings push White House on records

March 10, 2017

Via: FCW

Top oversight lawmakers want answers from the Trump White House and 55 federal agencies about their compliance with federal record-keeping laws. In letters to the White House and to the agencies, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Jason Chaffetz […]


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Proposed federal law demands probable-cause warrants for geolocation data

February 16, 2017

Via: ArsTechnica

Just over a year ago, the US Supreme Court declined to clear up the nationwide legal confusion regarding whether the Constitution requires authorities to get a probable-cause court warrant to obtain cell-site location data records of suspects under investigation. The […]


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Oversight Chairman Promises Sweeping Changes to Feds’ Retirement, Job Security

January 10, 2017

Via: Government Executive

The congressman who leads oversight of the federal workforce promised on Monday to bring sweeping reforms to federal employees’ retirement benefits, job security and even the location of their offices. Having a Republican in the White House will allow Rep. […]


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Inspector General Empowerment Act Clears Congress

December 13, 2016

Via: Government Executive

The Senate on Saturday handed the government’s 72 inspectors general a victory by approving, unanimously, a House-passed bill to enhance the watchdogs’ abilities to commandeer agency documents previously held due to privacy or other concerns. The Inspector General Empowerment Act […]


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Education CIO in the hot seat on Capitol Hill

February 3, 2016

Via: FCW

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is concerned that the Department of Education could be ripe for the kind of data breach that hit the Office of Personnel Management. And his concerns […]