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The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform conducts vigorous oversight to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse, to improve the operations of the federal government, and to examine wrongdoing in the private sector. The Committee has legislative jurisdiction over federal procurement, civil service, management and information policy.
The following links describe some of the oversight accomplishments of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the 110th Congress. For a summary of the Committee's legislative accomplishments, please view the legislation page.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Congress Passes Defense Base Act Insurance Reforms
Following a May 15, 2008, Committee hearing revealing that the top four insurers made nearly $600 million in excess profits from coverage provided under the Defense Base Act (DBA) program, Congress passed legislation requiring that the Department of Defense develop a more cost-effective strategy for obtaining DBA insurance for agency contractors.
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