The U.S. Office of Special Counsel issued this press release (see below for an updated link) regarding a settlement involving the Election Assistance Commission’s appointment of a new General Counsel. Today, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) announced the resolution of a prohibited personnel practice complaint filed against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). […]
Category: Executive Branch
Support for administration ban on lobbyists on boards on commissions
The Post prints a letter supporting the Obama administration’s move on lobbyists on board on commissions, citing the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FACA specifically provides that the deliberations and recommendations of federal advisory bodies should not be “inappropriately influenced” by “any special interest.” That proscription resulted from congressional hearings that found that federal advisory committees […]
Lobbyist ban on panels and boards
The Post discusses the Obama administration’s rules on lobbyists serving on federal panels and boards. The new policy — issued with little fanfare this fall by the White House ethics counsel — may turn out to be the most far-reaching lobbying rule change so far from President Obama, who also has sought to restrict the […]