The Washington Post has since reported that at some point, the Office of General Counsel (OGC) at FDA became involved and authorized the computer surveillance.

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Earlier in his career he served in the general counsel's Office of the SEC and as counsel to the House Commerce Committee, where he worked on legislation involving the financial services industry.

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Hart, the general counsel for the Office of Inspector General of the State Department.

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Press secretary Jay Carney told reporters the White House Counsel's Office was told during the week of April 22 that the inspector general for tax administration was wrapping up an investigation of the issue.

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The first contact from the Salvation Army was made to the Office of Faith-Based Initiatives in mid-April, said Jay Lefkowitz, the OMB's general counsel.

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Kaplan serves as General Counsel of the United States Office of Personnel Management, a position she has held since 2009.

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Bansal is the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor at the Office of Management and Budget in the Executive Office of the President.

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Peter Ferrara is director of entitlement and budget policy for the Institute for Policy Innovation and general counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, formerly serving in the White House Office of Policy Development under President Reagan.

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Week of April 22: White House counsel learns that the inspector general is finishing a report about the IRS office in Cincinnati, which handles tax-exempt applications, according to White House spokesman Jay Carney.

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