No...it did happen. We were posting about it here at FR. He wrote EO’s to access certain records and did it late after congress was gone and would be unable to stop the EO’s. We did speculate here at FR that they must be busy this weekend.
And then BO reversed them 24 hours after he took office.????
Why then, are they not documented here?:
http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/disposition.html
Jan. 16, 2009
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(b) Exceptions to Reciprocal Recognition. A gaining agency is not required to grant reciprocal recognition to a prior favorable fitness or suitability determination when:
(i) the new position requires a higher level of investigation than previously conducted for that individual;
(ii) an agency obtains new information that calls into question the individual’s fitness based on character or conduct; or
(iii) the individual’s investigative record shows conduct that is incompatible with the core duties of the new position.
Sec. 5. Reinvestigation of Individuals in Positions of Public Trust.
Individuals in positions of public trust shall be subject to reinvestigation under standards (including but not limited to the frequency of such reinvestigation)
as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, to ensure their suitability for continued employment.
Sec. 6. Responsibilities.
(a) An agency shall report to the Office of Personnel Management the nature and results of the background investigation and fitness determination (or later changes to that determination) made on an individual, to the extent consistent with law.
(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management is delegated authority to implement this order, including the authority to issue regulations and guidance governing suitability, or guidance related to fitness, as the
Director determines appropriate.
More at
http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-1574.pdf