2008-08-05T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/51360 tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/commentary/3123985 2008-08-05T00:00:00Z ombwatch Blogs ... action against the executive branch in order to obtain information related to an investigation or audit. the government accountability office improvement act (hr 6388) would also allow the gao to interview federal employees under oath.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ombwatch.org/article/blogs/entry/5248">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-04:/commentary/3123986 2008-08-04T00:00:00Z Secrecy News ... according to a gao letter supplied for the hearing record. a bill adopted last week in the house, called the "government accountability office improvement act" (hr 6388) did not explicitly address intelligence oversight by gao. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2008/08/080408.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-02:/commentary/3481858 2008-08-02T00:00:00Z Secrecy News A bill adopted last week in the House, called the “Government Accountability Office Improvement Actâ€* (HR 6388) did not explicitly address intelligence oversight by GAO. Bookmark It Add 'GAO and Intelligence Oversight' To Del.icio.us ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/2008/08/gao_and_intel.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/commentary/2596014 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z ProPublica: Articles and Investigations The House of Representatives passed a bill to strengthen the GAO (HR 6388) Tuesday by voice vote (meaning votes against it weren&#39;t recorded). The bill would give the GAO the ability to sue federal agencies for documents and to interview ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.propublica.org/article/bill-authorizes-gao-to-sue-govt-for-info-801/#When:13:56:00Z">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-01:/commentary/2605462 2008-08-01T00:00:00Z ProPublica: Government &amp; Politics The House of Representatives passed a bill to strengthen the GAO (HR 6388) Tuesday by voice vote (meaning votes against it weren&#39;t recorded). The bill would give the GAO the ability to sue federal agencies for documents and to interview ...<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.propublica.org/~r/propublica/government-politics/~3/352858830/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/3772946 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z Blogrunner From the Oversight Committee: House Passes Bill to Strengthen GAO WASHINGTON, DC — Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6388, the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008. Medical News Today ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogrunner.com/snapshot/D/3/0/house_passes_bill_to_regulate_tobacco/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/2596013 2008-07-31T00:00:00Z Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... To provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6388/show">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3123982 2008-07-30T00:00:00Z Daily Kos just for kicks, note that one of yesterday's bills, hr 6388, was the bill that henry waxman's government oversight committee marked up immediately following the decision to back of off voting a resolution of contempt against attorney ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/7/29/21394/3524">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/2584165 2008-07-30T00:00:00Z vaphblueblog2 The bill, HR 6388, &quot;effectively would nullify a 2002 decision by the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Walker v. Cheney, which found GAO didn’t have standing to sue the vice president for records on the administration’s ...<br /><br /><a href="http://vaphblublogparttwo.blogspot.com/2008/07/also-in-news-house-bill-would-allow-gao.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-30:/commentary/3417507 2008-07-30T00:00:00Z leftword: The Best Liberal Blog Posts just for kicks, note that one of yesterday's bills, hr 6388, was the bill that henry waxman's government oversight committee marked up immediately following the decision to back of off voting a resolution of contempt against ---- link ...<br /><br /><a href="http://leftword.blogdig.net/archives/articles/July2008/30/Today_in_Congress_Open_Thread.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/2645743 2008-07-29T00:00:00Z The Gavel WASHINGTON, DC — Today the House of Representatives passed HR 6388, the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008. Chairman Henry A. Waxman and 18 other committee chairs introduced this legislation to strengthen the ...<br /><br /><a href="http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=1460">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3123984 2008-07-29T00:00:00Z Red Line Strategies 10) hr 6388 – the government accountability office improvement act of 2008 (rep. waxman – oversight and government reform) 11) hr 6576 – the reducing information control designations act (rep. waxman – oversight and government reform) .<br /><br /><a href="http://red-line-washington.blogspot.com/2008/07/7292008.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/2581601 2008-07-29T00:00:00Z AMERICAN NONSENSE HR 6388 – The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 (Rep. Waxman – Oversight and Government Reform). HR 6576 – The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Rep. Waxman – Oversight and Government Reform) ...<br /><br /><a href="http://americannonsense.com/?p=11718">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-29:/commentary/3123987 2008-07-29T00:00:00Z Desert Beacon good news for those who believe in greater government transparency and accountability – the house passed hr 6388, “the government accountability office improvement act of 2008.â€* the bill restores the gao's authority to pursue litigation <br /><br /><a href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/07/sparks-town-hall-mccain-cranky-with.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/commentary/3123983 2008-07-28T00:00:00Z The washingtonwatch.com Blog a bill to amend the oil pollution act of 1990 to double liability limits for single-hull tankers and tank barges for 2009, and for other purposes saves $0.05 per family. hr 6388 the government accountability office improvement act of ...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/28/washingtonwatchcom-digest-july-28-2008/">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/commentary/2576393 2008-07-28T00:00:00Z Committee on Oversight and Government Reform The House of Representatives passed HR 6388, the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008. Chairman Henry A. Waxman and 18 other committee chairs introduced this legislation to strengthen the Government Accountability ...<br /><br /><a href="http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2130">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-28:/commentary/3608836 2008-07-28T00:00:00Z Republican Whip RSS Articles 10) H.R. 6388 – The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 (Sponsored by Rep. Waxman / Oversight and Government Reform Committee) 11) H.R. 6576 – The Reducing Information Control Designations Act (Sponsored by Rep. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://republicanwhip.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=98713">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/commentary/2459355 2008-07-08T00:00:00Z Law Librarian Blog Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform recently introduced HR 6388, the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008, [Thomas Resources | OpenCongress Resources] to increase the GAO’s ability to ...<br /><br /><a href="http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/07/hr-6388-seeks-t.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-30:/commentary/2423346 2008-06-30T00:00:00Z ohmygov! - Government News, Knowledge &amp;... One key provision of the Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008 (HR 6388) repudiates the district court decision in Walker v. Cheney and reaffirms GAO&#39;s authority to go to court when agencies or the White House refuse ...<br /><br /><a href="http://ohmygov.com/blogs/on-the-horizon/archive/2008/06/30/house-oversight-committee-attempting-to-strenthen-gao-authority.aspx">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/3439556 2008-06-28T00:00:00Z WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... US Congress: HR 6388, The Government Accountability Office Improvement Act of 2008.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200511639.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/3387032 2008-06-27T00:00:00Z CQ Midday The bill ( HR 6388 ) is a “legislative repudiationâ€* of a federal court’s decision in Walker v. Cheney, according to sponsor Henry Waxman, D-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. ...<br /><br /><a href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002908349.html">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/3123981 2008-06-27T00:00:00Z Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us Passed House by voice vote. [This event matched these trackers: Active Legislation ]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6388">Go to article</a> tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-25:/commentary/2417404 2008-06-25T00:00:00Z washingtonwatch.com - Welcome to washingtonwatc... HR 6388 would provide additional authorities to the Comptroller General of the United States.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6388.html">Go to article</a>