Representative Mike Kelly Chosen to Serve as Vice-Chair of Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee

For Immediate Release

Contact: Julia Thornton, (202) 225-5406

January 18, 2011

Representative Mike Kelly Chosen to Serve as Vice-Chairman of Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee

The Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement will promote transparency, expose waste

 Washington, D.C.—U.S. Representative Mike Kelly (PA-03) has been selected to serve as the Vice-Chair of the Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement.  This newly-created subcommittee seeks to create greater transparency in the federal contracting process and will focus on the use of technology to track federal spending and expose any and all instances of duplication, fraud and abuse.

“In fiscal year 2010, roughly 125 billion taxpayer dollars were improperly spent by the federal government, including benefit checks going to the wrong people and contractors being paid twice for the same services,” said Congressman Kelly. “This Congress has an opportunity and obligation to end the wasteful spending in Washington. I look forward to working with Committee Chairman Darrell Issa and Subcommittee Chairman James Lankford to make the federal government more accountable to the people they represent.”

Under the leadership of Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA), the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has formed seven subcommittees, each reflecting the Majority’s agenda to make the federal government more effective and cost-efficient. “In order to bring back job growth and make America competitive again, we need to rein in out-of-control government spending.” said Rep. Issa. “Congressman Kelly’s business experience and common-sense approach will help this committee address shortfalls in a federal bureaucracy that lags far behind the private sector in utilizing available technology and the efficient use of resources.” 

The Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement will have legislative jurisdiction over public information, including Freedom of Information and Advisory Committees, federal information technology and data standards, procurement and grant reform, and the relationship between the federal government and states and municipalities. The subcommittee also has oversight jurisdiction over public broadcasting.

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