By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: December 10, 2004
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -The inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security, Clark K. Ervin, who has delivered a series of hard-hitting reports on management problems at the agency, was replaced Thursday. Officials said the White House had concluded that the Senate would not confirm Mr. Ervin, who had been serving as a recess appointee.
Mr. Ervin was chosen for the job nearly two years ago. But his nomination sputtered because of a dispute over his handling, during his tenure at the State Department, of an investigation into several Americans' claims that they were sexually harassed at an international monitoring organization where they worked.
That led the White House last December to give Mr. Ervin a recess appointment, which the president is permitted when Congress is not in session. That appointment expired at midnight Wednesday, however, and officials said that although it could have been extended for a time, the White House had told Mr. Ervin that it did not believe the Senate was likely to confirm him.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/10/politics/10homeland.html?ex=1103346000&en=c3c333995ecc3296&ei=5006&partner=ALTAVISTA1very, very interesting timeing:
Pastor's death in custody is probedFri Dec 10, 3:51 AM ET Local - Miami Herald
BY JACQUELINE CHARLES, jcharles@herald.com
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General is looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 81-year-old Haitian pastor who died in Miami last month while in U.S. immigration custody.
At the same time, the office is conducting a review to see if there are systematic problems of abuse in DHS facilities throughout the country, including the Krome immigrant detention center in Southwest Miami-Dade, DHS Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin said.
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