Today’s Graduate School of Political Management event, “Special Interests and Public Policy: The Right to Petition and Restrictions on Lobbying,” featured interesting comments from Norm Eisen (pictured right), Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, Jonathan Turley, Professor of Law at GWU, and a host of others, including Howard Paster, Al Hunt, […]
Day: May 5, 2009
Ethics, What a Difference a Few Days Make
A few days ago I noted that the White House’s “Ethics” website was somewhat sparse and I included a screen shot with the post. Today, the site has an introduction and lists five documents representing “a bold first step and a guide to every action carried out in the service of the American people.”
Stimulus Contact Disclosure
The Politico discusses lobbyists’ stimulus contacts in this report. A review of “lobbyist contact” disclosures posted on government department and agency websites shows a relative paucity of inquiries and scant information exchanged about the $787 billion spending spree. What can be gleaned from the records is an acute paranoia among government workers about being caught […]