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OBAMA TRANSITION TEAM GAINS PROPONENT OF
RADICAL
FIX TO VA CLAIMS CRISIS -- Prof. Linda Bilmes of
Harvard
favors the "approve all claims" concept and has
championed this before Congress.
Linda Bilmes
The story below is from the Harvard Crimson.
Buried in the article is the mention that Prof. Linda Bilmes, a Public
Policy Lecturer, has been appointed to the Veterans' Affairs transition
team of president-elect Barack Obama.
Bilmes could be a veteran's best friend.
To help cut the backlog of claims, Bilmes has
proposed the "approve all claims" concept. And, she has pushed this
idea in Congressional testimony. Story here...
http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nf
MAR07/nf031407-3.htm
It's good to see a person on the Vets' transition
team who is willing to take on the system and offer real solutions to
complex problems.
For more about Linda Bilmes, use the VA Watchdog
search engine... click here...
http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessea
rch.php?q=bilmes&op=and
Story here...
http://www.thecri
mson.com/article.aspx?ref=525575
Story below:
Comments at bottom of page.
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Profs, Alumni Join Obama Transition Teams
By MARIANNA N TISHCHENKO
Contributing Writer
Several University alumni and faculty members, many hailing from the
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School, have joined President-elect
Barack Obama’s transition team.
In the coming weeks, these Harvard affiliates will review hundreds of
federal government agencies and programs, as well as select new personnel
to manage them.
Public Policy Lecturer Marla Felcher, whom the Obama team tapped for the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, said she was looking forward to taking
part in the transition.
“I’m excited about the work that’s going to be done” she said. “A lot is
going to have to be done very quickly, but Obama seems motivated to make
that happen.”
Other faculty selected from the Kennedy School include Professor of
Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy Samantha Power for the
National Security Team and the State Department; Public Policy Lecturer
Linda Bilmes for the Department of Veterans Affairs; Science and
International Affairs Professor Ashton B. Carter for the National Security
Team and Department of Defense; and Public Policy Professor Jeffrey B.
Liebman for the Executive Office of the President.
 Joint
Center for Housing Studies Director Nicolas P. Retsinas will serve on the
Department of Health and Human Services Team and Housing and Urban
Development; Public Policy Lecturer Sarah B. Sewall will lead the National
Security Team; and Public Policy Lecturer John White will lead the
National Security Team, according to a Kennedy School press release.
A number of Kennedy School alumni have also gotten involved, including
Josh Gotbaum, who will lead the Economics and International Trade Team,
and Joani L. Walsh, who will serve as a special assistant on the Agency
Review Transition Working Group. Peter M. Rouse, who served as Senator
Obama’s chief of staff, will now serve as his senior adviser.
In addition to soliciting Kennedy School affiliates, the Obama
administration tapped a handful of professors and alumni from the Law
School, the president-elect’s alma mater, according to the Harvard Law
Record.
Thomas E. Perez, who is also a Kennedy School alum, will work with the
Justice, health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, and Housing and
urban Development departments. Clark Kent Ervin ’80 will review Department
of Homeland security transition issues.
Professor David J. Barron, David W. Ogden and Thomas J. Perrelli will
review the Department of Justice. Spencer A. Overton will work with the
Justice and Civil Rights team. Shirley S. Sagawa will work with the
Corporation for National Service, and Mara E. Rudman will serve on the
Executive Office of the President Team and lead the review of the Office
of Economic Advisors.
George T. Frampton, Jr. will be responsible for reviewing the Council on
Environmental Quality, Todd D. Stern will review the transition of the
White House Office. John D. Leshy ’66 will review the Department of
Interior’s transition.
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posted by Larry Scott
Founder and Editor
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