The General Services Administration approved Change.gov as the domain name of the Obama-Biden transition despite questions about its compliance with existing standards in such matters and fears that the domain name was “political.” Guidelines for .gov domains are here.
Author: Eric Brown
Stevens Prosecution Faulted
A whistle-blower complaint alleges impropriety in the prosecution’s conduct in the Stevens trial, The Post reports. Among the accusations were that the government intentionally “schemed to relocate a witness” and that an employee working on the investigation accepted artwork and employment for a relative from a cooperating source, according to a legal ruling issued late […]
Pay to Play, Federal Level
Martin Schram offers his view of how “pay to play” operates at the federal level. The senators and representatives telephone the lobbyists. They tell the lobbyists they have to pay off big debts from their last campaign – or they are facing a tough opponent in the next election – and they need a campaign […]