We are holding this hearing and compliance with regulations on the Committee Proceedings pursuant to House Resolution eight. Generally we ask committee members, keep your microphones muted, members will need to unmute themselves when seeking recognition or we recognize our witness. I want to remind my colleagues, please keep your cameras on at all times even if you need to step away for a moment, do not leave the meeting or turn your camera off. Id like to remind everyone regulations governing proceedings prior we cannot participate in more than one proceeding at the same time. Id like to note tomorrow marks 100 days, the horrific insurrectionist act on the United States capitol january 6. Among other steps taken by the house to respond to the attack, the Committee Administration assisted monitored two important reviews undertaken at the same time. First, the chairman a team of highly decorated and experienced former military and other leaders past capitol security. Second at the same
The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine legislative proposals to improve Government Accountability and transparency. Enacting these commonsense, bipartisan reforms with improved efficiency, combat waste, fraud, abuse, and build public trust in the federal government. The work of inspectors general is critical to each of these goals. I introduce the ig independence empowerment act to ensure that inspectors general can perform their jobs free from political retaliation, and they had the tools needed to perform thorough investigations. This comp has a package includes my bill that would protect ig from being fired just for doing their job. And with only a long and ig to be removed from because based on a defined list of legitimate, nonpartisan reasons. This package also includes bills introduced by several Committee Members, inc
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I know you are familiar with zoom by now, but let me remind everyone. First house require that we see you, so please have your camera turned on at all times second, members appearing remotely who are not recognize should remain muted. I will recognize members verbally. Members will be recognized in seniority order for questions. Lastly, if you want to be recognized outside of regular order, you may identify that in several ways. You may use the chat function to send a request. You may send an email to the staff, or you may unmute your mic to seek recognition. We will begin the hearing in just a moment. When they tell me they are ready to begin the livestream. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Todays hearing will examine legislative proposals to improve Government Accountability and transparency. Enacting these commonsense, bipartisan reforms with
Speaking, to limit background noise. Members will need to unmute themselves to be recognized or questioning witnesses. I want to remind my colleagues to please keep your cameras on at all times, even if you need to step away, please do not leave the meeting or turn the camera off. Remind everyone that the regulations remote proceedings, we cannot participate in more than one committee proceeding at the same time. Id like to note that tomorrow marks 100 days from the horrific insurrection attacks on the United States capitol january 6th. Among the other steps taken the committee has assisted and monitored two important reviews which were undertaken at the same time. First, Russel Honore with experienced and other former military leaders to assess capitol security. Second and at the same time, immediately after the attack, u. S. Capitol Police Inspector general bolton satisfied his teams ongoing work for a review of the Department Performance related to the attack, including its preparat