Obama to tap ex-Secret Service agent to oversee stimulus plan

A former Secret Service agent is expected to be named chairman of the organization overseeing the federal-economic-stimulus-plan spending.
FEB 23, 2009
By  Bloomberg
A former Secret Service agent is expected to be named chairman of the organization overseeing the federal-economic-stimulus-plan spending, The Boston Globe reported today. President Obama will name Earl Devaney chairman of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board today at a meeting with governors. The new board will oversee the $787 billion stimulus plan. Mr. Devaney has served as the inspector general at the Department of the Interior since 1999 and was instrumental in exposing the corruption at the department, including the dealings of former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who pleaded guilty in 2006 to felony charges of fraud and corruption. Mr. Devaney also served at the Secret Service from 1970 to 1991.

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