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Sample Agenda |
The Role of
Congressional Oversight
- Legal authority of Congress to conduct oversight
- Oversight committees: authorization, special, temporary
- Committee Oversight Plans; Committee Activities Reports
What to
Expect from a Congressional Investigation
- Investigative resources
- Investigative tools
- Potential impact
- Proactive vs. reactive response
What Does
This Letter Mean - Are They Investigating Us?
- Initial
communication from oversight committee
- Where are they going?
- Document request
- Programmatic or
operational performance information request
Agency
Strategic Plan for Response
- Who is in charge?
- What is the real issue being investigated?
- What are the facts surrounding this matter?
- How do we ensure the responses are correct and factual?
- Role of General Counsel
- Who are the Congressional staff working on this issue?
Actions to be
Taken
- Meet with Congressional staff
- Interview agency/company personnel who have knowledge of
issue
- Review all related
documentation
- Review committee rules
- Prepare total response
package
- Prepare witness for
potential oversight hearing
Are They
Entitled to this Information? Should We Hold Anything Back?
- Legal justification
for withholding information
- Is it worth a subpoena?
- Who are they talking to
within the agency/company?
- Can/should we stop an
employee from talking to the committee?
Press
Ramifications
- How will publicity
on this issue affect the agency/company?
- What is the committee
allowed to do with our documents?
- Can we control this
story?
The Hearing
- Choosing the
witness
- Proactive response with
exhibits
- Interaction with the
committee members and staff
- Using the committee
rules to our advantage
- Responding to the press
Post-hearing
actions and follow-up
All custom training is
tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from
this program can be combined with topics from our other
programs and with topics from your existing training
programs.
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Sample Agendas
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Audience Level |
This
program is for all staff who must appear at, or help
an agency or corporation prepare for, congressional
oversight or investigative hearings.
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Audience Size |
This
program is most effective for between 15 and 35
attendees.
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program? You can still train your staff at our public
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Previous Clients |
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client list includes clients who have purchased
custom training, sent staff to our public programs
and who have purchased our publications.
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Faculty |
The
expert faculty includes former Hill staff and agency
inspector general with
oversight and investigation experience.
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Length and Location |
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Fee |
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of attendees, length, and training materials.
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educational objectives. Before we issue a cost
proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program
to meet your training objectives. We provide
all course materials and faculty chosen for your
topic and your audience at the time and location you
choose.
Our
custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting
space, all audio visual equipment, any food and
beverages, all registration functions, and travel
arrangements for attendees. When the program is held
outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel
arrangements for faculty can be made by the client
or by us.
We can also provide meeting space,
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