Darrell Issa

Hiring freezes due sequestration backlogged maintenance and repairs at parks across the country and will cost the government money in the long run, National Parks Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said in an April 16 House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing . Many parks reduced maintenance and repairs, resulting in a backlog of maintenance, Jarvis said. Service-wide, the estimate of deferred maintenance needs is at $11.5 billion, Jarvis said.

The Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 ( H.R. 1163 ), secured a 416-0  vote  with 16 representatives not present; it would amend the Federal Information Security Management Act in ways similar to legislation the House  approved  in 2012 but which the Senate did not take up.

Federal agencies should treat the identities of Freedom of Information Act requesters with the same privacy protections as librarians extend to patrons, argues an City University of New York law school academic.

In its legislation, Congress references a provision that has been included in every spending bill since 1983 that requires USPS to make deliveries 6 days a week if the agency wants the $90 million appropriation.

A bill that would change federal information technology buying practices and authorities of IT officials passed the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee March 20 through a unanimous voice vote.

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee passed bills March 20 that would allow the Government Accountability Office to access federal agency information and make popular Freedom of Information Act requests more available.