Category: Executive Branch

Executive Orders, Loopholes Included?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 2, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Washington Times offers this take on the Obama administration’s executive orders on ethics and lobbying.

Treasury Rules Questioned

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 31, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The American League of Lobbyists has organized to confront Sec. of Treasury Geithner’s proposals to limit lobbying, according to this report. “A blanket statement that an entire category of citizens – based on the nature of their employment – will be precluded from having access to any branch of the government, seems to go well […]

Car and Driver

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 30, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

Tom Daschle, President Obama’s HHS Secretary-designate, apparently had to pay over $100,000 in back taxes, according to this report. During the vetting process to become HHS secretary, Daschle corrected the tax violation, voluntarily paying $101,943 in back taxes plus interest, working with his accountant to amend his tax returns for 2005 through 2007.