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Fedblog
Government Executive Editor in Chief Tom Shoop, along with other editors and staff correspondents, look at the federal bureaucracy from the outside in.
No Recess Record
Democrats on Capitol Hill are not thrilled about President Bush's continued use of recess appointments to fill key positions in his administration. But it's not like it's an uncommon tactic. Bush has used the recess option 165 times, USA Today reports. That's more than Bill Clinton's mark of 140 such appointments, but still a ways short of Ronald Reagan's record of 243.
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
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