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The Week in Review
ending November 23

WEEK IN REVIEW: Assistant Secretary
Neal McCaleb announces retirement
from federal service.
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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 (11/22)

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There's still more to read in the recap of the top stories.

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