James Comer
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The best shot for Congress to pass comprehensive postal reform legislation just get better, with a bipartisan coalition of 20 senators introducing companion legislation to a bill soon headed for a House vote.
May 20, 2021 -
The 2021 Postal Service Reform Act has support from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Republicans on the committee. Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) are cosponsors of the bill.
May 13, 2021 -
The committee will markup the 2021 Postal Service Reform Act in a meeting this Thursday. Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) previewed her bill at a hearing in February, and got Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s feedback on some of its key points.
May 11, 2021 -
Federal human capital challenges are the root cause behind two-thirds of the broad topics on the Government Accountability Office's biennial high-risk list. And while GAO removed one program from the list, some areas have regressed.
March 02, 2021 -
President Joe Biden took executive action Friday to repeal at least four Trump-era executive orders that limited collective bargaining and stripped certain job protections from career federal employees.
January 22, 2021 -
Reaction over the president's new executive order on the creation of a new Schedule F for certain policy-making positions ranges from "forget it!" to "finally!"
October 26, 2020 -
Members of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission urge Congress to pass legislation that would bring back and strengthen the national cybersecurity coordinator position the White House scrapped two years ago.
July 16, 2020 -
The Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service (EQUALS) Act would extend the probationary period for most federal employees and senior executives from one years to two.
November 30, 2017 -
House oversight members said they want help give agency inspectors general all the tools they need to do thorough work.
November 15, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee also approved two-year probationary periods for federal employees.
November 02, 2017 -
Zero tracking, limited oversight, and a loss of institutional knowledge all contributed to the Small Business Administration's failed VERA/VSIP program three years ago.
June 14, 2017