Federal Eye Archive: Confirmation Hearings

TSA nominee was censured over records check

Updated 4:01 p.m. ET President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's airport security officers received a censure from the FBI in 1988 after asking a San Diego police officer to run a background check on his ex-wife's boyfriend. Obama tapped...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  November 10, 2009; 10:05 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (13)
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Zients Gives the Public Sector Some Love

Addressing concerns that he lacks familiarity with the public sector, President Obama's nominee to serve as the nation's first chief performance officer acknowledged today that his business background has not blessed him with all the solutions necessary to tweak government...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  June 10, 2009; 1:58 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
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GOP Holding Up Census Nominee

Robert M. Groves will have to wait a little longer to take the reins at the U.S. Census Bureau: Senate Republicans have placed a hold on his nomination, delaying his confirmation with less than six months before the 2010 Census...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  June 5, 2009; 12:09 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Nominee Promises Politics-Free Census

President Obama's nominee to serve as director of the U.S. Census Bureau ruled out the use of statistical adjustments in next year's Census and said he would resign in the face of potential political influence. Robert Groves, President Obama's nominee...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  May 15, 2009; 12:11 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Vitter Lifts Objections to FEMA Nominee

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) has lifted his hold on the nomination of Craig Fugate to serve as the next FEMA director, ending a holdup criticized by the White House, Senate Democrats and some of Vitter's Republican colleagues as an unnecessary...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  May 12, 2009; 11:40 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
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Video Attacks David Vitter for FEMA Holdup

The FEMA flareup between Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Democrats continues today as the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a Web-only video attacking the lawmaker's continued opposition to Craig Fugate, President Obama's nominee to serve as director of the...

By Ed O'Keefe  |  May 11, 2009; 3:50 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
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Older Entries in This Category »

Census Nominee's Hearing Moved Yet Again, Ed O'Keefe , May 11, 2009
Senate Panel Confirms John Berry , Ed O'Keefe , April 1, 2009
Suggested Questions for Kathleen Sebelius, Ed O'Keefe , March 31, 2009
Berry Sails Through Confirmation Hearing, Ed O'Keefe , March 26, 2009
Suggested Questions for Gary Locke, Ed O'Keefe , March 18, 2009
Cabinet Nominees Discuss the Rank and File, Ed O'Keefe , January 16, 2009
Suggested Questions for Janet Napolitano, Ed O'Keefe , January 15, 2009
Suggested Questions for Eric Holder, Ed O'Keefe , January 15, 2009
Suggested Questions for Eric Shinseki, Ed O'Keefe , January 14, 2009
Suggested Questions for Peter Orszag, Ed O'Keefe , January 14, 2009
Suggested Questions for Lisa P. Jackson, Ed O'Keefe , January 13, 2009
Suggested Questions for Shaun Donovan, Ed O'Keefe , January 13, 2009
Suggested Questions for Arne Duncan, Ed O'Keefe , January 13, 2009
Suggested Questions for Hillary Clinton, Ed O'Keefe , January 13, 2009
Suggested Questions for Steven Chu, Ed O'Keefe , January 13, 2009
Suggested Questions for Hilda Solis, Ed O'Keefe , January 9, 2009
Suggested Questions for Tom Daschle, Ed O'Keefe , January 8, 2009
 
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