U.S. Congressional Oversight
U.S. House Armed Services Committee
The House Armed Services Committee is responsible for funding and oversight of the Department of Defense and defense policy generally. This includes ongoing military operations, the organization and reform of the Department of Defense, counter-drug programs, acquisition and industrial base policy, technology transfer and export controls, and detainee affairs and policy. The committee has held a number of hearings about the Department of Defense's use of private contractors.