Posted on 01/07/2017 12:47:23 PM PST by Zakeet
The Office of Government Ethics is raising alarm over the pace of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's nominees, saying Saturday that they have yet to receive required financial disclosures for some picks set to come before Congress next week.
In a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released Saturday, OGE Director Walter Shaub wrote that "the announced hearing schedule for several nominees who have not completed the ethics review process is of great concern to me" and that the current schedule "has created undue pressure on OGE's staff and agency ethics officials to rush through these important reviews.
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Me and Chuckie heap concerned ... no want longknife with hair like Custer to slip-em ringer past Rats ... need give squaw and brave more red tape ... then can delay hearing for 48 moons until Granny Squaw can try to get be chief again!
How’s that vetting of the Kenyan coming along?
Please, who is in charge of the “Ethics Office”? The Clintons?
Why is the Director of the OGE writing to the Minority Party? If he has any issues, why doesn't he address them to the people in charge?
Then they better step it up or these will be the last reviews they ever conduct.
Ethics office?
Ethics office?
Where the hell were you clowns when Dorkbama the Muslim eunuch and his collection of felon marshmallow majors were knocking at the door?
Da Trump man is coming and hopefully, “You’re FIRED!”
i was wondering that - why is he responding to the Dems.
Did this office exhibit a similar level of concern in January 2009, when the Democratic controlled Congress confirmed the majority of Obama’s cabinet by the end of his first week in office?
Working on a Saturday? Is this overtime? Ethics is the last thing a liberal, democrat, progressive, is capable of overseeing.
May I be the first to say, Fake News.
There was much whining about how slow he was putting things together, and now he’s moving too fast?
Can never make a lefty happy.
Clown Chucky ramrodded all of Barky’s people through, without a wisk of doubt about their character...what's his problem now...can't lie about something later on because one of Trump's appointments will call him out on it???
Maybe Clown Chucky won't be able to do ‘back room’ deals anymore because it will get back to the President and from there to the American People...
New Sheriff in town Clown Chucky...get used to it, WE WON, you LOST!!!
The Director of the OGE is an Obama Presidential appointee still doing the bidding of the enemy occupier in the White House.
Just more RAT crap! They need more time to try and manufacture some dung on men and women who are above reproach. We will still prevail.
Senior Leadership
Walter M. Shaub, Jr.
Director, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
On January 8, 2013, President Obama appointed Mr. Walter M. Shaub, Jr., as Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE). He was sworn into office January 9, 2013.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Shaub was Deputy General Counsel of OGE, a position he held since 2008. In addition, he served as a supervisory attorney at OGE from 2006 to 2008. From 2004 to 2006, he worked as an attorney with the law firm Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux and Roth, P.C., where he focused on federal employment law. Previously, Mr. Shaub served as a staff attorney at several federal agencies, including OGE from 2001 to 2004, the Central Office of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from 2000 to 2001, the Office of General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from 1998 to 2000, and the VAs Baltimore-Washington Regional Counsels office from 1997 to 1998.
He earned a B.A. in History from James Madison University and a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law.
David J. Apol
General Counsel, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
As General Counsel at the Office of Government Ethics, Mr. Apol is responsible for interpreting ethics laws and regulations, providing guidance on ethics laws and regulation, and recommending changes to ethics policy for the Executive Branch of the United States Government.
Prior to his position as General Counsel at the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE), Mr. Apol served as the Chief Counsel for Administrative Law at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, leading the administrative law program of a cabinet-level agency. Before that, he served as an Associate General Counsel at OGE, where his accomplishments included both working on ethics law reform in the United States and advising a foreign government on establishing its own ethics laws at a critical time of political change. Prior to coming to OGE, Mr. Apol served as Associate Counsel to the President, advising the President, the First Lady, and senior White House officials on ethics issues and the Presidential nominee financial disclosure program. In that capacity, he had the opportunity to work personally with ethics officials from almost every executive branch agency. Mr. Apol was the Counsel for the Department of Labors Ethics Program from 1992 to 2000, where he was charged with establishing and then managing a new Department-wide ethics program. He served as a Counsel for the Senate Ethics Committee from 1987 to 1992 where he advised Senators and Senate Staff and was involved in several high profile investigations. Prior to coming to Washington, Mr. Apol served as a Judge Advocate General Officer in the U.S. Army where he was responsible for ethics, administrative law, international law, and contract law for the Armys Strategic Missile Defense Command.
He is a graduate of Wheaton College and the University of Michigan Law School
Shelley K. Finlayson
Chief of Staff and Program Counsel, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
OGEs mission is to provide overall leadership and oversight of the executive branch ethics program designed to prevent and resolve conflicts of interest. As Chief of Staff Ms. Finlayson directs OGEs overall operations. As Program Counsel her responsibilities include: strategic planning, monitoring ethics program performance, supporting agency ethics offices through OGEs Desk Officer program, overseeing the training of thousands of ethics officials, ensuring OGEs legal compliance, developing and implementing OGEs external communication strategy, managing OGEs congressional affairs, and spearheading strategic initiatives, including the development of an executive branch-wide electronic filing system for public financial disclosures.
Before coming to OGE in 2006, Ms. Finlayson developed expertise through positions with local, state, and federal governments, and in private legal practice. Her experience includes serving at the Congressional Budget Office, the Maryland General Assembly, the government of the District of Columbia, and the DLA Piper law firm.
Ms. Finlayson earned a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center, a Masters degree in Public Policy from Rutgers University, and a Bachelors degree in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.
Christopher (Chip) Dale
Deputy Director for Compliance, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
Mr. Christopher was selected as the Deputy Director for Compliance in February 2015.
He first joined OGE in 1991 as a Management Analyst in the Program Review Division, the predecessor to the Compliance Division. He served for 15 years in the Program Review Division before being promoted to head the division in 2006. He then served as the Associate Director of the Program Services Division for two years before transitioning to OGEs Office of General Counsel, where he was a Lead Financial Analyst. Most recently, Mr. Christopher served as the Chief of OGEs Agency Assistance Branch, where he and his staff provided valuable guidance and support to the executive branch ethics community.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from West Virginia University.
Nelson Cabrera, Jr.
Nelson Cabrera, Jr.
Assistant Director for Internal Operations, U.S. Office of Government Ethics
As the Assistant Director for Internal Operations, Mr. Cabrera is responsible for providing overall all technological, administrative and legal compliance support to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). Prior to joining OGE, Mr. Cabrera served as a Senior Attorney in the General Law Division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) where he headed a group of litigation attorneys. Mr. Cabrera spent over 18 years as an attorney in DHHS. Before that, Mr. Cabrera was an attorney for National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and an attorney for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
He earned his J.D. degree from Rutgers University School of Law-Newark and his B.A. degree in Political Science from Rutgers College.
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So, a bunch of democrat-appointed minions from democrat party states and democrat party federal mid-level bureaucracies. And as always, the proper share of race, sex and homosexual selectees.
That's by definition. And they also have “being offended” down pat as well. It's all they have. They are otherwise , as a lot, very unhappy and aggrieved people.
Is this the same office that approved of communists and former bomb throwing radicals in the Obama administration?
This government is used to moving at a snail’s pace, except when it comes time to lie, obfuscate, and commit treason.
The Trump people moving too fast fer ya? Too bad!
The corrupt “Ethics Office”. NUKE IT!!!
Oh Good!
NPR and Obama’s phony OGE think it was ok to approve 14 of Bambi’s cabinet in the first week, but Trump is moving too fast.
We pi$$ing off the right folks!
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