Follow up to Committee Investigates Accidental Electrocutions of Soldiers in Iraq, today the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq. The hearing examined electrical problems leading to the injuries and deaths of military personnel and the Department of Defense’s management and oversight of contractors.

• Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
  
• Majority Staff Analysis: New Information about the Electrocution of Staff Sergeant Ryan Maseth