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The new "bailout czar"

Article needs work. What can we find out about this guy? --John Nagle (talk) 04:59, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

It's going to be hard. A Goldman insider who got his MBA in 2002 - what's going to be out there? More will come out in the next day or two so best to follow the news. --Regents Park (sniff out my socks) 13:55, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

He used to work for NASA. Gee, I guess this is rocket science! -- Kendrick7 21:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Interim head doesn't require Senate confirmation

There's a gimmick in the bill which allows the Treasury secretary to appoint an interim head for a few months without Senate confirmation. That's Kashkari. Actual bill text: The Secretary shall implement any program under paragraph (1) through an Office of Financial Stability, established for such purpose within the Office of Domestic Finance of the Department of the Treasury, which office shall be headed by an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, except that an interim Assistant Secretary may be appointed by the Secretary. Some press reports have this wrong, so watch for corrected press reports. --John Nagle (talk) 16:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Interim department chairs can always be appointed without confirmation. It's the same as with John Bolton, and indeed many others. Superm401 - Talk 01:11, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Neel's work at TRW

--John Nagle (talk) 05:54, 10 October 2008 (UTC) Neel worked in the Mechanical Design Department at TRW (now Northrop Grumman Space Technology). He left after June 2000. His last technical assignment was to develop precision latching technology for the Space Interferometer Mission (SIM) and the Next Generation Space Telescope (now JWST). Neel designed the latches and test setup, integrated the laser distance measuring interferometers, and demonstrated that the latches could retain their precision to the nano-meter level with appropriate pre-load. This result is now being employed in the JWST wing latches, which must ensure that this contributor to primary mirror wavefront remain stable within a few nano-meters of its allocated error budget. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.5.71.139 (talk) 03:22, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Somebody either find a solid cite for this or take it out. The article is being considered for the main page, and this needs to be resolved quickly. --John Nagle (talk) 05:48, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

OK, cited to named Associated Press author via International Herald Tribune, to an article that names the people at TRW who were questioned about this. --John Nagle (talk) 05:54, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

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