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...newly-emerging field. “Harvard and some other institutions at the time suggested that we needed to do what we could do to further this promising field and simultaneously work to try to resolve federal restrictions,” said Harvard’s chief lobbyist Kevin Casey. “There was a sense of urgency in that period that...private parties had to come and step in where the federal government had vacated the field.” PREMEDITATED PRIORITIZATION?Researchers quickly found themselves enjoying the support of both Summers and Hyman, a neurobiologist...
...degree and “highly specialized knowledge” in a particular field. Firms affected by the amendment—including nearly all large investment banks—have consistently hired from Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School in past years, prompting Harvard’s lobbyists to push for a loose interpretation of the restrictions. Firms that have accepted TARP funds would be required to demonstrate that they have made concerted efforts to employ and avoid laying off U.S. citizens before hiring H-1B visa holders, said Kevin Casey, the University’s chief lobbyist...
...prepared to move ahead with projects. While Harvard researchers anxiously await further guidance from federal grant-giving agencies, central administration officials are working with faculty across the science schools to provide the most up-to-date information on University prospects for federal funding, Harvard’s chief lobbyist Kevin Casey said this week. “We’re not directing,” Casey said, pointing out that the bulk of federally funded projects are investigator-driven. “We’re a hub of information.” The stimulus package provides $10.4 billion...
...Transparency and Accountability Board. Devaney will work with Vice President Joe Biden to monitor for wasteful spending and issue periodic reports to the public. It's a familiar watchdog role for the long-time government servant. During his tenure at Interior, Devaney uncovered the shady dealings of disgraced ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, an investigation that eventually led to Abramoff's imprisonment and the resignation of Interior's no. 2, J. Steven Griles, for lying under oath about his own role in the scandal. Devaney previously worked as the chief of criminal enforcement at the Environmental Protection Agency, where...
...Headed the influence peddling investigation against lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who bragged to several American Indian tribes that he could land them political favors at the Department of the Interior, which oversees gaming on Indian land. Abramoff pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy and is cooperating with a bribery investigation. Devaney's investigation also brought down several Interior Department employees, the highest ranking being J. Steven Griles, second-in-command at the department. Griles admitted to hiding his ties to Abramoff during his 2005 testimony before Congress...