Day: September 4, 2009

Happy Waiver Day

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 4, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The White House Blog (Norm Eisen writing) announced all ethics waivers today. Roll Call has the story. Waivers were also given for, among others, Naomi Walker, associate deputy secretary at the Department of Labor, to work on matters involving her former employee, the AFL-CIO; and Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Ashton Carter […]

White House Visitor Logs and the CREW Connection

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 4, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The White House announced that visitor logs will be made public, according to this press release. The release quotes and thanks Melanie Sloan, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. Norm Eisen’s White House Blog post is here.

Commission Violates Open Meetings Law

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date September 4, 2009
Categories In Colorado

Did Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission violate that state’s open meetings law? Yes, according to this report citing a recent court opinion.