USAT reports on the status of agencies’ efforts to disclose lobbyists’ contacts under the President’s directives. A month-old order President Obama touted as a way to make lobbying more transparent has shed little light on a behind-the-scenes special-interests’ fight for billions in economic stimulus money, watchdog and lobbying groups say.
Category: Executive Branch
FEC’s 2010 Budget
The President released the administration’s 2010 budget and the information for the Federal Election Commission and the Election Assistance Commission appears in an appendix at pages 1229 and 1209, respectively.
Norm Eisen and the White House’s Lobbying Rules
The Hill covers Norm Eisen’s speech yesterday here. Norm Eisen, the special counsel to President Obama for ethics and government reform, defended the new lobbying limits he has authored while in the White House. At a forum hosted by George Washington University discussing the influence industry, the White House lawyer squared off with a tough […]