DAILY BRIEFING
Key federal execs
moving up and out
These may be the lazy, hazy days of summer, but many senior federal executives are keeping busy-pursuing new jobs.
The General Services Administration announced last week that Frank Pugliese, a 28-year veteran of the agency and head of the Federal Supply Service was leaving federal service for the private sector.
GSA announced only that Pugliese would become president and CEO of a private firm. Reports in Federal Computer Week and PlanetGov.com said the company was Provant Inc., a provider of performance improvement services and products.
GSA Administrator David Barram said Pugliese "brought us strategic leadership and has proven abilities in producing business results. We're all going to miss Frank's passionate leadership."
Other key federal officials will be moving up to new jobs because President Clinton took advantage of Congress's absence to make recess appointments to several high-level posts in agencies. Under the Constitution, such appointees will be able to serve through the end of Clinton's term. Sally Katzen was given a recess appointment to be deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget. Katzen had been counselor to OMB Director Jacob Lew.
In a controversial move, Clinton appointed Bill Lann Lee to be assistant attorney general for civil rights. Lee was nominated for the post in 1997 and again in 1998, but the Senate never voted on the nomination. Clinton then named Lee deputy assistant secretary. He has been serving as acting assistant secretary ever since.
Also at the Justice Department, Clinton named David W. Ogden to head the Civil Division and Randolph D. Moss to head the Office of Legal Counsel. Both had been serving on an acting basis.
At the Transportation Department, Sue Bailey was named administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Francisco J. Sanchez was appointed assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs.
In other appointments, Art Campbell, deputy undersecretary for rural development at the Agriculture Department, is the new assistant secretary for economic development at the Commerce Department, and W. Michael McCabe was deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
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