http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Chairman Henry A. Waxman en-us Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Sen. Claire McCaskill, and Rep. Ed Towns issued a new report that finds that the Bush Administration has failed to implement over 13,000 recommendations made by Inspectors General (IGs) since 2001. Federal agencies could save taxpayers over $25 billion by implementing these open recommendations. http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2299 http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2299 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000 In a letter to Office of National Drug Control Policy Director John P. Walters, Chairman Waxman summarizes results of the Committee’s investigation into steroid use in professional wrestling and requests that ONDCP examine the widespread steroid abuse and systemic deficiencies in testing policies and practices. http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2298 http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2298 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 +0000 New evidence obtained by the Committee indicates that the CIA rejected White House efforts to insert the claim that Iraq sought uranium from Africa into two speeches by President Bush prior to the 2003 State of the Union address, contradicting assertions made to Congress by then-White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales on behalf of then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice. http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2294 http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2294 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James L. Oberstar wrote to President-elect Obama regarding their investigation into the drastic deterioration of the Clean Water Act enforcement program. http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2292 http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2292 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000 In the 110th Congress, the Committee conducted vigorous oversight to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse, to improve the operations of the federal government, and to examine wrongdoing in the private sector. At the close of this session, Chairman Waxman has published a selection of the Committee's oversight accomplishments. http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2287 http://oversight-archive.waxman.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2287 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:00:00 +0000