Lurita Doan Finally Forced Out At GSA = "asked to submit my resignation"

[L. Coyote]

Ouch. What happened to spending time with the family?

Are the indictment coming soon? Will Karl get one too?

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Lurita Doan Finally Forced Out At GSA
John Bresnahan - Apr 29, 2008 - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/29/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4057371.shtml

(The Politico) Lurita Doan, head of the General Services Administration, was forced to offer her resignation tonight, according to an e-mail she sent out this evening.

Doan was appointed in late May, 2006, becoming the first woman to serve as GSA Administrator. With 12,000 empioyees and a $20 billion annual budget, GSA has responsibilty for overseeing the thousands of building and properties owned by the federal government.

Doan became the subject of congressional scrutiny last year for allegedly using GSA to help Republican lawmakers win re-election. ......

Here is the text of the e-mail that Doan sent out earlier this evening announcing her forced resignation:

"Dear Friends and Colleagues at GSA,

Early this evening I was asked to submit my resignation, and I have just done so. It has been a great privilege to serve with all of you and to serve our nation and a great President.

The past twenty-two months have been filled with accomplishments .........

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Bill Moyers Journal: The Case of Lurita Doan and the GSA, Rep. Henry Waxman
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/blog/2008/02/the_curious_case_of_lurita_doa.html

You may have been familiar with the scrutiny of Blackwater¹s mercenary army, or followed the troubles with oversight at the State Department, but chances are you hadn¹t heard of Lurita Doan. She isn¹t exactly a household name. So it might be surprising that, as head of the General Services Administration, Doan oversees $500 billion dollars worth of federal assets. ...........

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From: TONIGHT Bill Moyers Journal: The Case of Lurita Doan and the GSA, Rep. Henry Waxman
Feb-01-08 - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2806317

VIDEO Rep. Waxman calls for Lurita Doan to resign.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x89709

VIDEO: Waxman nails Lurita Doan on contradictions in her testimony
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x34389

Administration Oversight VIDEO Hearing Examines Statements Made by GSA Administrator Doan
Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1337
Administration Oversight
Hearing Examines Statements Made by GSA Administrator Doan

[mikelgb]

1. so many vile words to describe the smug little twit that is Lurita Doan

[Eurobabe]

2. I hope she took the glass with her fingerprints n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

3. About time!

She is such a waste of space.

[L. Coyote]

6. Doan report delivered to White House » Jun 9th, 2007 = "violated the law"

So, this has been on Bush's desk for nearly a year.
Hello George, "violated the law" mean anything to you??

Rove and Jennings are long gone. What was going on, folks??

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Doan Hatch-Act Report Delivered to Bush
Daniel Pulliam - June 08, 2007 - http://blogs.govexec.com/techinsider/archives/2007/06/doans_hatch_act_report_goes_to.html


The Office of Special Counsel confirmed that it delivered to President Bush today its investigative report concluding General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan violated the law that limits political activity in federal agencies, leaving Doan's future in the hands of the White House.

A spokesman for the Office of Special Counsel, the agency that investigates alleged Hatch Act violations, confirmed that the report was sent to the White House, but would not provide details.

OSC's investigation focused on Doan's role in a Jan. 26 meeting at GSA headquarters, where Scott Jennings, special assistant to the president and a deputy of political adviser Karl Rove, showed a 28-slide PowerPoint presentation to more than 30 GSA political appointees that analyzed the results of the 2006 midterm election and prospects for the 2008 elections.

The OSC concluded Doan violated the Hatch Act when she asked at the conclusion of the meeting how the agency could help Republican candidates. .........

[L. Coyote]

4. VIDEO: Hearing on Allegations of GSA Misconduct:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x20850

[L. Coyote]

5. More VIDEOS

Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct: Waxman's Closing
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125574

Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct: Waxman's Opening
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125573

Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct: Cummings' Questions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125571

Follow-Up Hearing on GSA Misconduct: Clay's Questions
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125570

Lurita Doan fights over grammar and conjecture. = Doan and Tierney
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125569

Chris Shays' "oversight" of GSA Administrator Lurita Doan
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x125567

[ColbertWatcher]

7. I invite everyone to...

...please post something on her "wiki" page (cough, cough) here

We cannot allow a great woman like Lurita to go without remembering her every move.

Thank you, and let the truthiness prevail!

[L. Coyote]

11. Hilarious image. I'm not sure I want to get into another wiki war!!

The culture war sure finds battleground over there, what with the CIA
and the White House employees inserting their crap on government time
from government IPs, violating the Hatch Act!!!

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Wiki war?

Trust me, there would be no edit war.

Not on Wikiality.

LOL, we're truthy!

[ShortnFiery]

8. Oh Happy Day! Lurita Doan was one smarmy and self-righteous BushBotBorg leader.

Don't let the door hit ya where the Good Lord split ya?!?

[kiteinthewind]

9. 'Bout damn time!

:mad:

[Supersedeas]

10. heckuva job Doanie -- Rove salutes you

[L. Coyote]

12. Rove is a co-conspirator on this indictment, I assume.

[L. Coyote]

14. WA POST: Doan Resigns = "no one has been able to answer the question: Why now?"

Doan Resigns
Washington Post - 2 hours ago - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/government-inc/2008/05/doan_resigns.html

As you know by now, GSA chief Lurita Doan has resigned. She said she did so at the request of the White House, but no one has been able to answer the question: Why now?

After all, both she and the White House stood firm in the face of intense criticism for almost a year, since the Office of Special Counsel urged the president to discipline her "to the fullest extent" for alleged violations of the Hatch Act. She has kept her head low for the most part in recent months.

Another questions: Where is the agency headed?

There are scads of issues up in the air, involving personnel, pricing practices, and whether the agency provides proper oversight.

Matthew Weigelt at Federal Computer Week had this piece. http://www.fcw.com/online/news/152393-1.html

Dan Friedman and Robert Brodsky had this piece in Government Executive. http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39906&dcn=todaysnews

Their logic doesn't hang together exactly, but .........

[MiniMe]

15. I wonder who it was that finally asked her to resign

She was asked by congress several times to resign, and she ignored it.