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Oversight Accomplishments :: Iraq Reconstruction
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, January 12, 2008
New Leadership Appointed to Oversee the Construction of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad
After the Committee raised questions about the cost and quality of the construction of the new U.S. embassy in Baghdad, the three State Department officials in charge of the project resigned and the Justice Department opened an investigation. New leadership was appointed to lead the construction effort.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
DOD Announces Withholding of $20 Million from KBR
In response to a Committee oversight hearing, the Department of Defense announced that it would withhold $19.6 million in unjustified charges attributable to KBR’s improper use of security subcontractors.
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