Transparency Delayed

Congress presses for prompt response to Freedom of Information Act requests
AP

The two top legislators on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are demanding to know why federal agencies have failed to improve their transparency regulations.

National Pro-Labor Relations Board

Report: NLRB hotbed of pro-union activism
Lafe Solomon, the acting general counsel for NLRB / AP

The Obama administration has turned the nation’s top labor dispute board into a bastion of pro-union activism, according to a House report. A House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigation revealed that the National Labor Relations Board, an independent arbiter of labor disputes, has demonstrated “strong pro-union bias” over the past three years.

Both Parties Agree: Spend More to Reduce Tax Fraud

Dem Reps. Towns, Connolly use hearing to attack House GOP budget
Rep. Edolphus Towns / AP

Democrats attacked Republican efforts to trim the budget at a recent hearing despite bipartisan support for spending more money to fight tax fraud. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Organization held a hearing Thursday to discuss ways to fight tax fraud and identity theft.