ending April 21
Neal McCaleb.
Headed to BIA?
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Missed our stories? All the headlines for the week can be found here. McCaleb announced for Bureau of Indian Affairs post
In the biggest news to hit Indian Country since the week before last, President George W. Bush announced his intention to nominate Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation Neal McCaleb to run the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The move surprised a number of tribal leaders who were impressed by the speed at which the Bush administration announced someone to head the Bureau. They weren't always pleased with McCaleb himself, however, although most reviews were positive. Meanwhile, McCaleb is facing a political firestorm back home as he and two state officials volley charges against one another over alleged ethics violations. Whether or not the battle will affect his chances to join the Department of Interior remains to be seen. Get the Story:
McCaleb named to Indian Affairs post (Politics 4/18) Reagan returns with new administration (4/18)
Tribal leaders have advice for McCaleb (4/18)
Okla. tribes remember McCaleb (4/18)
In The Hoop: NealMcCaleb Coverage (4/19)
Plains gives mixed reviews to McCaleb (4/19)
McCaleb gets good reviews in Conn. (4/19)
In The Hoop: Dirty Tricks (4/20)
Timing of McCaleb charges questioned (4/20) Trust reform gets special scrutiny
Neal McCaleb hasn't yet been approved to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs but he faces a tough job when it comes to trust reform. The federal judge overseeing the Department of Interior's attempt to fix more than one hundred years of financial mismanagement placed yet another level of scrutiny on the government and appointed a court monitor to watch over trust reform efforts. The move comes after Interior officials conflicted one another with just exactly how much progress they are making. The court's confidence in the abilities at the Department of Treasury were no less striking. Despite receiving orders to preserve documents, the court's special investigator had to give the Treasury even more explicit instructions on how to prevent trust records from being destroyed. Get the Story:
Court monitor to oversee trust reform (4/17)
Court investigator faults Federal Reserve (4/19)
EDITORIAL: Trust fund monitor a good idea (4/19)
Fed instructed to preserve documents (4/20)
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There's still more to read in the recap of the top stories.