Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, recently penned an op-ed in the New York... View Article
Continue readingPeter Orszag and Obama’s ethics pledge
Peter Orszag, the former star director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during President Barack Obama's first two years, is said to be in talks to join Citigroup. According to the Financial Times, "People familiar with the situation said Mr Orszag, who left the White House team in July, was likely to be offered a position dealing with clients and top government officials rather than running a business." If Orszag were to take such a position it would likely be complicated by an Executive Order signed by President Obama on his first full day in office.
Continue readingOrszag to Citigroup?
Bloomberg.com is reporting that Peter Orszag, formerly director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama administration, is in talks with Citigroup to join its investment banking division. Orszag wouldn't be the first former government official to land at Citigroup, as our friends at the Center for Responsive Politics show.
The Bloomberg article makes for interesting Poligraft fodder.
Continue readingOrszag: Government Behind the IT Times
This is a pretty important speech from OMB Director Peter Orszag. I suggest reading the whole thing, but here’s a... View Article
Continue readingApps for America 2 Winners
Over at the Sunlight Labs blog, Clay announced the winners of the Apps for America 2 competition. They are: DataMasher... View Article
Continue readingThis Week in Transparency – August 7, 2009
Here are some of the more interesting media mentions of Sunlight and our friends and allies over the past week:... View Article
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