Preparing for Congressional Oversight and Investigation
Get
a crash course in how to prepare for Congressional oversight
or investigation.
(Our
public course)
With all the questions Congress asks about agency operations
and spending and corporate business practices, is your staff
prepared? Let our faculty share their expertise and
experience so they'll know what to expect when Congress
comes calling.
If your organization is subject to Congressional
oversight or a Congressional investigation, hear our
experts describe what oversight and investigation
involve and how best to prepare. This program is
designed for federal agencies subject to congressional
investigation and corporations that might be subject to
congressional investigation.
This program is for your staff who need to know:
What to expect from a congressional investigation
How to handle a document request
How to prepare a response package
How to work with the committee
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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
Lunch and breaks scheduled as appropriate
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.
Sample Agendas
See our Sample Agendas page for more.
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.
Audience Size
This program is most effective for between 15 and 35
attendees.
Don't have enough staff for a custom, on-site
program? You can still train your staff at our
public course.
Previous Clients
Our
selected client list includes clients who have
purchased custom training, sent staff to our public
programs and who have purchased our publications.
Course Materials
Materials are tailored for each presentation.
Length and Location
Usually requires 1 to 2 days.
This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be
presented anywhere in the United States and in many foreign
countries.
Fee
The fee for this program depends on the location,
number of attendees, length, and training materials.
Call us for details, or complete our
custom program information request for more
information.
What
is included in the fee?
TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your
training and educational objectives. Before we issue
a cost proposal,
we will work with you to tailor a program to meet
your training objectives.
The
program
fee includes pre-program development and design,
materials for your internal marketing and promotion,
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, audio visual
equipment, food and beverage, registration, and
travel arrangements, though this affects program
cost.
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include checks, and EFT/ACH.
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Related Resources
Congressional Deskbook
Congressional Directory
Congressional Leadership and Committees
(listing)
Congress - Published Schedules
Essential Hill and Political Washington Web
Sites
Lobbying and Advocacy links
Politics and Political News
Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials
Testifying Before Congress
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All custom training from TheCapitol.Net 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.
Public Course
If you don't have enough staff for a custom, on-site
training program, you can still train your staff at our
public course.
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Faculty
Our expert faculty includes former Hill staff and
agency inspectors general with oversight and
investigation experience.
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your organization's audience, we can provide printed
materials and language for your own internal
promotion and publicity.
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