(GSA Head Lunita Doan) Resignation Comes at White House's Behest

[Hissyspit]

Source: Washington Post

Doan Ends Her Stormy Tenure as GSA Chief
Resignation Comes at White House's Behest

By Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Scott Higham
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, May 1, 2008; Page A01

General Services Administration chief Lurita Alexis Doan has resigned as head of the government's premier contracting agency at the request of the White House, ending a tumultuous tenure in which she was accused of trying to award work to a friend and misusing her authority for political ends.

"I have been asked by the White House to resign," Doan said in a voice-mail message left with a Washington Post reporter. She added in a statement: "It has been a great privilege to serve our nation and a great President."

A White House spokeswoman declined to say why Doan was asked to leave the GSA, which manages more than $50 billion worth of contracts each year as the U.S. government's largest broker of goods and services.

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The committee investigation also turned up evidence that Doan may have violated the Hatch Act in January 2007 by allegedly asking political appointees how they could "help our candidates" at an agency briefing conducted by a White House official, according to several of the appointees present for the briefing.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/30/AR2008043001271.html?hpid=moreheadlines

[truthisfreedom]

1. Why's bushco so late in cleaning up old rove crapola?

We don't really care about these people anymore. Are they rushing in sleepers like the old soviet union?

[DCKit]

2. Why NOW?

There's something else going on. As usual.

[lisa58]

3. Somethings up - I'm betting it's Rove...

...the Siegleman case - the politicizing of the justice department - using GSA to campaign for republicans. I bet it's all tied together.

[Thor_MN]

4. She's done so much for them, they want to give her some time off

They are letting her go home early. They probably appreciate her so much that they arranged a nice relaxing getaway trip. All she has to do is pack her bags and get on the chartered, small aircraft...

[Supersedeas]

5. where the hell is the DoJ -- a violation of the Hatch Act is a criminal offense

[lifesbeautifulmagic]

6. cleaning up the repub brand before

the dems clean their clock next nov.