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Restoring Government Oversight and Accountability in the 112th Congress
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Abstract
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigated ways to restore accountability and oversight in the 112th Congress in order to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
Date
2012-12-27
Document Type
House Majority Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
25 pages
Congress
112
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, House, Republican
PAP Major Code
20: Government Operations
PAP Minor Code
2002: Government Efficiency, General Regulatory Policy and Bureaucratic Oversight
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Failure to Recover: The State of Housing Markets, Mortgage Servicing Practices, and Foreclosures,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-134, (2012, March 19)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “The Security Failures of Benghazi,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-193, (2012, October 10)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Addressing GSA’s Culture of Wasteful Spending,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-173, (2012, April 16)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Pay for Performance: Should Fannie and Freddie Executives Be Receiving Millions in Bonuses?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-94, (2012, November 16)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, hearing on “The SEC’s Aversion to Cost-Benefit Analysis,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-139, (2012, April 17)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Unionization Through Regulation: The NLRB's Holding Pattern on Free Enterprise,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-66, (2011, June 17)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, hearing on “Dawood National Military Hospital Afghanistan: What Happened and What Went Wrong?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-164, (2012, July 24)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “How Obama's Green Energy Agenda Is Killing Jobs,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-116, (2011, September 22)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Why Isn't the Department of Homeland Security Meeting the President's Standard on FOIA?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-22, (2011, March 31)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Where Are All the Watchdogs? Addressing Inspector General Vacancies,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-144, (2012, May 10)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Improper Payments: Finding Solutions,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-26, (2011, April 15)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Improper Medicare Payments: $48 Billion Waste?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-79, (2011, July 28)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Solutions Needed: Improper Payments Total $115 Billion in Federal Misspending,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-130, (2012, February 7)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-96, (2011, November 4)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Problems at the Internal Revenue Service: Closing the Tax Gap and Preventing Identity Theft,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-142, (2012, April 19)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service, Part 4,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-191, (2012, November 29)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “The right to Choose: Protecting Union Workers from Forced Political Contributions,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-128, (2012, February 8)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, hearing on “The Green Agenda and the War on Coal: Perspectives from the Ohio Valley,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-170, (2012, July 31)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, hearing on “How Will the CFPB Function Under Richard Cordray,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-107, (2012, January 24)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Government 2.0: GAO Unveils New Duplicable Program Report,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-131, (2012, February 28)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Unresolved Internal Investigations at DHS: Oversight of Investigation Management in the Office of the DHS OIG,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-171, (2012, August 1)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Department of Homeland Security Financial Management,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-49, (2011, May 13)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Internal Control Weaknesses at the Department of Homeland Security,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-109, (2011, October 27)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, hearing on “Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Government Health Care,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-23, (2011, April 5)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, hearing on “Examining Abuses of Medicaid Eligibility Rules,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-90, (2011, September 21)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, and Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, joint hearing on “Is Government Adequately Protecting Taxpayers from Medicaid Fraud?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-151, (2012, April 25)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, and Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, joint hearing “A Medicaid Fraud Victim Speaks Out: What's Not Working and Why,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-113, (2011, December 7)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “The Security Failures of Benghazi,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-193, (2012, October 10)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Addressing GSA’s Culture of Wasteful Spending,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-173, (2012, April 16)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Pay for Performance: Should Fannie and Freddie Executives Be Receiving Millions in Bonuses?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-94, (2012, November 16)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, hearing on “The SEC’s Aversion to Cost-Benefit Analysis,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-139, (2012, April 17)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Unionization Through Regulation: The NLRB's Holding Pattern on Free Enterprise,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-66, (2011, June 17)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, hearing on “Dawood National Military Hospital Afghanistan: What Happened and What Went Wrong?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-164, (2012, July 24)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “How Obama's Green Energy Agenda Is Killing Jobs,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-116, (2011, September 22)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Why Isn't the Department of Homeland Security Meeting the President's Standard on FOIA?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-22, (2011, March 31)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Where Are All the Watchdogs? Addressing Inspector General Vacancies,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-144, (2012, May 10)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Improper Payments: Finding Solutions,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-26, (2011, April 15)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Improper Medicare Payments: $48 Billion Waste?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-79, (2011, July 28)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Solutions Needed: Improper Payments Total $115 Billion in Federal Misspending,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-130, (2012, February 7)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-96, (2011, November 4)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Problems at the Internal Revenue Service: Closing the Tax Gap and Preventing Identity Theft,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-142, (2012, April 19)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service, Part 4,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-191, (2012, November 29)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “The right to Choose: Protecting Union Workers from Forced Political Contributions,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-128, (2012, February 8)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, hearing on “The Green Agenda and the War on Coal: Perspectives from the Ohio Valley,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-170, (2012, July 31)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, hearing on “How Will the CFPB Function Under Richard Cordray,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-107, (2012, January 24)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on “Government 2.0: GAO Unveils New Duplicable Program Report,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-131, (2012, February 28)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Unresolved Internal Investigations at DHS: Oversight of Investigation Management in the Office of the DHS OIG,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-171, (2012, August 1)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Department of Homeland Security Financial Management,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-49, (2011, May 13)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing on “Internal Control Weaknesses at the Department of Homeland Security,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-109, (2011, October 27)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, hearing on “Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Government Health Care,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-23, (2011, April 5)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, hearing on “Examining Abuses of Medicaid Eligibility Rules,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-90, (2011, September 21)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, and Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, joint hearing on “Is Government Adequately Protecting Taxpayers from Medicaid Fraud?” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-151, (2012, April 25)
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, and Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, joint hearing “A Medicaid Fraud Victim Speaks Out: What's Not Working and Why,” 112th Cong., H.Hrg. 112-113, (2011, December 7)
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