(Just The News)—Two Republican House Oversight committee members on Tuesday launched an investigation into how the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) vetted foreign nationals it employed.
The investigation, which was opened by House Oversight Chairman James Comer and House Oversight subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, will look into reports that the agency employed foreign nationals from countries that were hostile to the U.S. and that officials awarded grants to entities with alleged conflicts of interest.
The USAGM operates the federal networks of Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, and five independent networks Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia (RFA), Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Open Technology Fund (OTF), and Frontline Media Fund.
“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is conducting oversight of the [USAGM], especially longstanding security vulnerabilities exacerbated by mismanagement—a situation that persisted for years at the agency,” the lawmakers wrote to USAGM advisor Kari Lake. “Multiple investigations have revealed persistent abuses at the USAGM, its networks and grantees. The U.S. Department of State’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) uncovered serious security vulnerabilities at USAGM.”
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