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Intelligence questions
June 10, 2003 You can't call it "WMDgate" yet, but the chorus of criticism aimed at the Bush administration for overselling, or misleading, the public and lawmakers about the existence and threat of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction is climbing rapidly up the decibel meter. Six weeks after the war, the search ...
Bush officials make the leap to lobbying firms
May 28, 2003 For Washington lobbyists and special interests, the White House Office of Public Liaison-though little known outside the Beltway-has long been a powerful magnet. That's because it listens to and works with outside groups on issues ranging from abortion to terrorism insurance. And no one in the office is more important ...
Big firms hustle for postwar contracts
April 11, 2003 Michael O'Neil, Joe Reeder, and John Garrett are not typical K Street denizens with recent experience on Capitol Hill, at the White House, or inside domestic agencies. What they do have are impressive resumes from their years with the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of the Army, and the Marine ...
Homeland security becomes a target for lobbyists
December 13, 2002 New, amorphous, and far-reaching, homeland security is a possible target for every special interest in Washington-particularly those scavenging for federal dollars or trying to duck costly new regulations. The first taste of this intense lobbying came last month, when the Senate's homeland security bill nearly collapsed at the last minute ...
State Department
June 28, 2001 Established: 1789 Address: 2201 C St. NW, Washington, DC 20520 Phone: 202-647-4000 2001 Budget:: $8 billion Employment:: 19,522 Web Site: www.state.gov Functions: The State Department is responsible for the making and execution of American foreign policy. The department conveys U.S. foreign policy to foreign governments and to international organizations; manages ...
Defense Department
June 28, 2001 Established: 1947 Address: The Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301 Phone: 703-545-6700 2001 Budget:: $315.6 billion Employment:: 3,423,000 (703,000 civilians, 1,350,000 selected reserves, 1,370,000 active military) Web Site: www.defenselink.mil Functions: The Defense Department coordinates and supervises all agencies and functions of the government related directly to national security and military affairs. The ...
Commerce Department
June 28, 2001 Established: 1913 Address: 14th St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230 Phone: 202-482-2000 2001 Budget:: $5.2 billion Employment:: 38,774 Web Site: www.doc.gov Functions: The Commerce Department promotes economic development and technological advancement. The department encourages exports and foreign tourism; regulates trade; monitors oceans and the weather; oversees regional economic ...
Politicos hustle for ambassadorships
February 26, 2001 When it comes to picking new ambassadors for plum posts, there's rarely a dearth of interested applicants with strong financial or political connections. This year is no exception. Would-be ambassadors include a former Senator, a co-chair of the Bush inaugural committee that raised a record $35 million, and an ex-chairman ...
Cohen, aides to form consulting firm
January 17, 2001 When he leaves the government, outgoing Defense Secretary Cohen and two of his top Pentagon aides plan to launch a new international consulting firm which will be housed and affiliated with the Washington office of McDermott Will & Emery, a Chicago-based law firm, according to sources familiar with the arrangement. ...
Bush pledges Pentagon review; builds transition team
December 20, 2000 As President-elect Bush ventured to the White House for a meeting with President Clinton Tuesday, Bush-Cheney transition spokesman Ari Fleischer said one of the first missions of the Pentagon during the Bush presidency will be a "top-to-bottom review of all our military needs," fulfilling a campaign promise. Fleischer also said ...
