Homeland security

• Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd. and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) announced today an Exclusive Teaming Agreement to provide the Hypersonix DART AE Hypersonic System within the U.S. market, integrated with Kratos’ Zeus family of solid rocket motors.
• With Kratos’ Zeus and “other” rocket propulsion systems, Kratos and Hypersonix aim to frequently and reliably deliver an affordable, high cadence, high availability, overall hypersonic capable system and vehicle, to the hypersonic customer community.
• Both Hypersonix and Kratos view the Teaming Agreement as an important step towards rapid future hypersonic flights in the United States.
• With Kratos’ Zeus family of solid rocket launch systems, Kratos’ Erinyes and Dark Fury hypersonic flyers, and the DART AE hypersonic vehicle, we can rapidly provide incredible capability to the hypersonic community at an affordable cost.”

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• Among their targets: the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the FBI’s law enforcement and surveillance activities and Hunter Biden’s business relationships.
• Scholars have demonstrated that committees conduct more oversight under divided government, when Congress and the presidency are controlled by opposing parties.
• But if more oversight does not necessarily equate to better oversight, then what does?

Politicized oversight?

• In April 2023, as part of his committee’s probe into allegedly politically motivated prosecutions of former President Donald Trump, Jordan sent a subpoena for sworn testimony to lawyer Mark Pomerantz.
• In return, Bragg sued Jordan in federal court for what Bragg called an “unprecedented and unconstitutional attack” by the federal government on an ongoing state-level investigation.
• But apart from legal questions, the Jordan-Bragg dispute raises fundamental questions about the politicization of oversight.

‘Legislative purpose’ required

• Jordan and McCarthy have argued that the “weaponiz[ation] of our sacred system of justice” against a political opponent demands the American people’s immediate attention.
• Thus, political science scholars have proposed several possible guidelines by which observers might judge the quality of a congressional investigation.

1. Look to the accountability community

• The accountability community includes legislative agencies like the Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan watchdog that informs Congress about the functioning of executive programs, and the independent offices of inspectors general that exist within the largest executive branch agencies.
• In other words, does Congress look to the corners of the government at which highly informed and well-positioned nonpartisan experts have shined their lights?

2. Look to bipartisan cooperation

• If the goal is to assess how oversight is weaponized politically, the most obvious metric might appear to be: Is an investigation bipartisan?
• Scholars and citizens could look at whether committee reports are issued jointly by the majority and minority parties, and whether both parties sign off on subpoenas and other information requests.
• The lack of a specific definition of “bipartisanship” makes it a difficult standard to apply to assess oversight quality.

3. Look to information sources

• Considering the sources of that information is relevant to determining its credibility.
• Thus, a relative dearth of information-sharing between Congress and agency bureaucrats may affect the quality of the information the legislature receives about the government programs they oversee.

4. Look to effectiveness

• Do oversight and investigations actually lead to measurable changes in agency behavior?
• Research suggests that when Congress chooses to conduct oversight hearings on specific problems in government, those problems are significantly less likely to recur.

5. Look to the people

• In other words, “good” oversight is whatever Congress – and, by extension, the electorate – says it is.
• There is little evidence that voters consciously split their tickets – that is, vote for candidates from different parties on the same ballot.
• In the 2022 midterms, the Republican takeover of the House can be largely explained by higher turnout among Republican voters.

• WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16025 or call Phillip Kim, Esq.
• The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation.
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• 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017.