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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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November 10, 2009; 10:05 AM ET |
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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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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June 10, 2009; 1:58 PM ET |
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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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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June 5, 2009; 12:09 PM ET |
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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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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May 15, 2009; 12:11 PM ET |
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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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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May 12, 2009; 11:40 AM ET |
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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...
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Ed O'Keefe
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May 11, 2009; 3:50 PM ET |
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