EEV: Repost from OCT 2013 Meet Sylvia Burwell, the woman who ordered the government shutdown By Elizabeth Chuck Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images Sylvia Mathews Burwell smiles as President Barack Obama announces her as his choice to be… Read More ›
Office of Management and Budget
Obama taps Walmart Foundation chief to lead budget office : Burwell, a member of the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations
By Stephen C. Webster Sunday, March 3, 2013 20:22 EST President Barack Obama will nominate on Monday Sylvia Matthews Burwell, current chair of the Walmart Foundation, to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a senior official told CNN on… Read More ›
Senators Accuse Obama of ‘Bribing’ Defense Firms
Oct. 2, 2012 – 01:59PM | By JOHN T. BENNETT Republican lawmakers are accusing the Obama administration of “bribing” defense firms in order to avoid massive layoff notices before the election. The White House on Sept. 28 issued guidance… Read More ›
Lockheed: No Sequestration Layoff Notices This Year ; WARN Act is now useless as taxpayers will pay the bill for ALL violations
Oct. 1, 2012 – 05:13PM | By ZACHARY FRYER-BIGGS | 1 Comments Lockheed Martin Chairman and CEO Robert Stevens has repeatedly warned that automatic budget cuts effective Jan. 2 would be devastating to the defense industry. (Lockheed Martin) After… Read More ›
Obama Instructs Defense Contracters to Violate the (WARN) Act and the Federal Gov’t will pay the Legal Bills for their defense
Senators Accuse Obama of ‘Bribing’ Defense Firms Oct. 2, 2012 – 01:59PM | By JOHN T. BENNETT | Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is among GOP lawmakers accusing the White House of playing politics in order to get defense firms… Read More ›