Federal Workforce

Cummings, Scott, 50 House Members Urge President to Make Federal Government "Model Employer" With Fair Chance Hiring Policies

Members Also Urge President to Extend Policy to Federal Contractors

Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2016)—At a hearing today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, both Chairman Jason Chaffetz and Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings expressed full support for President Obama's nomination of Beth Cobert as Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), rejecting GOP Senator David Vitter's announcement today that he is blocking Cobert's nomination.

Cummings, Scott, Meng, and Norton Applaud House Passage of Bill to Protect Interns Against Sexual Harassment and Discrimination

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2015)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Reps.

House Passes Bipartisan FOIA Reform Legislation

Cummings Issues Statement on Partisan Republican FOIA Report

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a partisan Republican staff report on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that was released today without any Committee markup:

Cummings Opposes Bill to Create Costly New Commission to Repeal Safety and Other Regs

Washington, D.C. (Jan. 7, 2016)—Yesterday, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 1155, the SCRUB Act of 2015.