Category: Executive Branch

Kaiser and the Revolving Door

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

Robert Kaiser (whose new book I’m in the middle of) has this piece in today’s Post on the revolving door and the Obama administration.

TARP Lobbying: What’s Going On?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 29, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Post covers proposals to limit or disclose lobbying related to the $700 billion TARP. It remains unclear, however, how the Treasury will implement the new changes and on what timetable. The Treasury did not detail how the department plans to limit lobbyists’ contact with decision makers. It also offered few specifics about how the […]

Lobbyist for Health Job

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date January 28, 2009
Categories In Executive Branch

The Hill is following issues related to a Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids lobbyist appointed to an Obama administration post. Obama plans to nominate William Corr, who had been executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids and a registered lobbyist since 2000, to be deputy secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). But nominating […]