Security Clearances
Security Clearances
Chairman Cummings is committed to conducting vigorous oversight of our nation's security clearance processes. Deficiencies in this process may represent urgent and grave risks to our national security, not only with respect to systemic challenges, but also with respect to specific individuals who should not have access to our nation's most highly guarded secrets.
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Cummings Issues Statement on Oversight Committee
Investigation of White House Security Clearances
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 14, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after Chairman Trey Gowdy announced that the Committee is investigating White House security clearances, including the clearance of Staff Secretary Robert Porter:
REPS LIEU, NADLER AND CUMMINGS INTRODUCE BILL TO CREATE TRANSPARENCY IN WHITE HOUSE SECURITY CLEARANCES
Upon introduction, Mr. Lieu said:
Washington, D.C. (Feb. 8, 2018)—Today, Rep. Elijah E.
GOP Blocks 13 More Subpoena Motions
For a Total of 19 Subpoenas Rejected
By Oversight Committee
Democrats Seek Votes on 13 Subpoena Motions
at Tuesday's Oversight Committee Markup
GAO Adds Security Clearance Process to
Urgent List of "High Risk" Programs
Confirms Repeated Concerns from Ranking Member Cummings,
Who Again Calls on Gowdy to Subpoena Documents Being Withheld
Cummings Asks Gowdy to Subpoena
White House for Documents Withheld on
Interim Security Clearances
New Pentagon Data Highlights
"Critical Failings" in Interim Clearance Process;
Questions About Kushner's Clearance Multiply
Thompson, Nadler, Cummings Demand Answers on the White House's Security Clearance Process & Jared Kushner's Interim Clearance
Cummings Seeks Subpoena for Documents
White House is Withholding on Failure to Suspend
Security Clearances for Flynn and Kushner
Cummings Calls on Gowdy to
Issue Subpoenas to Obtain Flynn Jr.'s
Security Clearance Application