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Ethics nominee asks Congress to change insider trading law

Walter Shaub Jr. said the STOCK Act could cause unintended consequences for federal employees' privacy and safety. Shaub said he favors revisions aimed at striking a balance between the need to protect personal information and the law's requirement to disclose stock trades.

Tags: STOCK Act , Sean Moulton , Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee , OGE , OMB Watch , transparency , accountability , Ruben Gomez , Congress

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Obama picks GMU prof to replace Jaczko at NRC

President Barack Obama said he plans to nominate Allison Macfarlane to lead the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, just days after the embattled head of the agency announced he would step down.

Tags: Gregory Jaczko , Allison Macfarlane , NRC , nuclear waste , OGE

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