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House Oversight and Reform Committee

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

House Oversight lawmakers to probe State Department email hack 

Leaders at the Departments of State and Commerce will have until Aug. 9 to provide further information about the intrusion to the GOP-led committee.
The U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Capitol Dome is seen as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) prepares to speak during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Speaker Pelosi, along with other lawmakers, is celebrating the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the steps it takes to lower healthcare costs. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Congress advances SAMOSA bill to overhaul federal software purchasing   

The House is now scheduled to debate the bill that has attracted support and criticism from tech companies.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

Top Republicans request info from DOE nuclear labs about attempted cyberattacks

Hackers reportedly sought to collect credentials from scientists at research facilities that carry out work on the U.S. nuclear stockpile.
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 27: Committee ranking member Rep. James Comer (R-KY) attends a House Oversight Committee hearing titled Examining the Practices and Profits of Gun Manufacturers in the Rayburn House Office Building. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

House Oversight expected to create new IT and cybersecurity subcommittee

Details of the new subcommittee structure have yet to be finalized, and a vote on the change is expected to take place in the coming weeks.
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