The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is expected to create a new panel targeting cybersecurity and government IT, according to the Federal News Network. The chamber's central investigative body, chaired by Kentucky Republican Rep. James Comer, aims to create five new subcommittees, according to a draft document obtained by the outlet.
Hill staffers familiar with the matter said the cybersecurity committee will be one of two subcommittees created by re-dividing the Government Operations Subcommittee, according to a Tuesday report from Fedscoop. The other subcommittee will focus on federal workforce issues. The split rolls back a move by former Oversight chair Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., who combined the two panels in 2019 under the Government Operations Subcommittee.
