Correspondence | Education & the Workforce Committee

Oversight

Kline Requests Details on NLRB Response to IG Findings of Prohibited Communications
Nov 29, 2012 - Dear Chairman Pearce and Acting General Counsel Solomon: On November 19, in response to my inquiry, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of Inspector General (IG) issued a memorandum, attached, stating that “certain statements in e-mail messages from personnel in the Division of Advic... More

Committee Members Ask GAO to Conduct Study on New School Lunch Requirements
Oct 31, 2012 - Dear Mr. Dodaro: In December 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act was signed into law, enacting the most comprehensive changes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in more than 15 years. Among the most significant change was a requirement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) upd... More

Committee Continues Oversight of Administration’s Missing Regulatory Agenda
Oct 25, 2012 - Dear Acting Administrator Bershteyn: Thank you for taking the time to discuss the status of the Spring 2012 Unified Agenda ("Spring Agenda") on October 12, 2012. It became clear during our conversation that rather than publishing the Spring Agenda, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (... More

Kline and Coburn Ask HHS for Answers on Delayed Head Start Report
Oct 18, 2012 - Dear Secretary Sebelius: Head Start is one of the federal government’s largest initiatives to improve the lives of the estimated 900,000 children it serves, who are among the most at-risk in our society. Since taxpayers spend more than $14,000 for each child who is enrolled in the program for a ful... More

Committee Members Ask USDA Secretary Vilsack to Reexamine Controversial School Lunch Requirements
Oct 18, 2012 - Dear Secretary Vilsack: Over the last month, state and local food service personnel, teachers, parents, and students have expressed concern about the recent meal pattern and nutrition requirements for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs proposed by the U.S. Department of Agricul... More

Committee Demands Information on OMB's WARN Act Guidance
Oct 5, 2012 - Dear Acting Director Zients: We are greatly concerned about the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 28, 2012 guidance regarding “Allowable Contracting Costs Associated with the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.”Specifically, we are concerned by OMB’s reliance o... More

Committee Demands Response to Previous Request on WARN Act "Guidance"
Sep 24, 2012 - Dear Secretary Solis: On August 2, 2012, we contacted you to share our concern regarding misleading and incomplete guidance from the Employment and Training Administration relating to the applicability of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act) to potential sequestration-ca... More

Kline Requests DOJ Investigation of Alleged Misconduct by NLRB Acting General Counsel
Sep 17, 2012 - Dear Attorney General Holder: The attached National Relations Board (NLRB) Inspector General’s (IG) report makes serious allegations that Acting General Lafe Solomon engaged in ethical and criminal misconduct while serving on the NLRB. I respectfully request you investigate these charges fully. Und... More

Committee Leaders Request Information from DOL on Collection of Compensation Data
Sep 6, 2012 - Dear Secretary Solis: We remain concerned about the policies and priorities of the Department of Labor's (the department) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). Recently, OFCCP proposed a number of requirements relating to the collection of compensation data from federal contractor... More

Kline Requests GAO Report on Promise Neighborhoods Program
Aug 27, 2012 - Dear Mr. Dodaro: The Promise Neighborhoods program aims to improve educational and developmental outcomes for students in some of the country's most distressed urban, rural, and tribal neighborhoods by providing cradle-to-career support services. In 2012, the first year of the grant, the Department... More

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