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Neal McCaleb announces resignation from BIA
After a little over a year on the job,
Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb
is leaving his job as head of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
McCaleb, a member of the Chickasaw
Nation of Oklahoma, said he was retiring
from public service at the end of the year.
He cited the ongoing trust fund
litigation as a primary reason for
his departure. He didn't specify his future plans
but said they could involve
work for tribal governments.
McCaleb was appointed in April 2001 by
President Bush. The Senate Indian
Affairs Committee held his confirmation
hearing in June and he was approved
in late July. He was sworn into office
on July 4, 2001.
Get the Story: McCaleb resigning from BIA
(11/22) 17 months at arm's length
(11/22) Neal McCaleb Statement
(11/22) Secretary Norton Statement
(11/22) Hansen: Statement on Neal McCaleb
(11/22) End of road for Neal McCaleb
(11/22)
Bush administration fights contempt
Neal McCaleb won't be around to see another
court battle over Indian trust funds play out
in the coming months.
As expected, the Bush adminstration is appealing
a contempt of court ruling against
McCaleb and Secretary of Interior Gale Norton.
The Departments of Justice and Interior
say the facts of the case
don't warrant U.S. District Judge
Royce Lamberth's rebuke of the pair.
The appeal is the second the federal government
has made in the six-year Cobell litigation.
A unanimous D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals
in February 2001 affirmed a ruling requiring
a full accounting of Indian funds.
Get the Story: Norton again blames Cobell
(11/18) Opinion: 'Astonishing' trust
fund mess (11/18) Norton appeals contempt decision
(11/19) Norton fights contempt citation
(11/20) Tribal organization subpoenaed
(11/20) Lamberth upheld on contempt
(11/20) Memo: Norton discourages court
contact (11/20) Norton and McCaleb try to beat
the rap (11/20) DOI gets an 'F' on computer security
(11/20) Opinion: IIM lawsuit is about dignity
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