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New DOT Secretary * USA - Senate Panel Approves LaHood as
Washington,DC,USA -Transport Topics -22 Jan 2009: -- A Senate panel Wednesday approved Ray LaHood to be Secretary of Transportation, passing his nomination by President Obama to the full Senate, the New York Times reported... LaHood, who just retired as a Republican congressman from Illinois, the panel he is committed to repairing U.S. bridges, roads and rail systems, Bloomberg reported...
* Government job opportunities and Obama ethics rule
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Jami Jones -January 22, 2009: -- Lobbyists who had hopes of working for federal agencies that they may have lobbied in the past are out of luck because of an executive order issued by President Barack Obama... The executive order issued Wednesday, Jan. 21, mandates that all appointees in every executive agency – including the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – must sign an ethics pledge that among other things limits the roles of lobbyists... Drilling that down to the trucking industry, that provision keeps anyone in appointed roles at the DOT or FMCSA from working as a lobbyist for any trucking-related interest... Appointees are also prohibited from accepting any gifts from lobbyists or lobbying organizations...
To read the full executive order issued by Obama, click here...
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