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- Rachel Wallace, the chief of staff to OMB Director Shalanda Young and a veteran of President Biden’s 2020 campaign, is leaving her job to work as a consultant. Wallace has spent the last 19 months as Young’s chief of staff, working on spending deals and helping to implement key pieces of legislation.
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Feb 7, 2022 · Rachel Wallace. The investigator reviewed documents and conducted seven interviews, including with Lander, according to the recording.
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Feb 8, 2022 · The resignation came after Politico reported Monday morning on allegations that Lander had "bullied and demeaned his subordinates," including his onetime general counsel Rachel Wallace, who...
Feb 7, 2022 · The probe, conducted over a two-month period, found that Lander was "bullying" his former general counsel, Rachel Wallace.
Feb 7, 2022 · Rachel Wallace, who served as Dr. Lander’s former general counsel, brought a complaint against him and other leaders in the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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The Politico story revealed bombshell details of a toxic work environment at the OSTP. Rachel Wallace, who had served as the office’s general counsel and has worked for the OSTP across several presidential administrations, filed a complaint in September alleging that Lander had engaged in abusive behaviour, including aggressive and demeaning intera...
When Biden nominated Landeras his science adviser in early 2021, many scientists were thrilled that the president had for the first time elevated the role of OSTP director to his inner circle of advisers — the cabinet — giving science a seat at the table for high-level discussions. Lander had been a key figure in the race to sequence the human geno...
With the job of presidential science adviser open once again, researchers are recommending candidates who they think could turn things around. Bernard hopes that the next OSTP director will have had the experience of running a large, multisectoral science institute, such as a national laboratory, and will have navigated the intersection between pol...
Most scientists expect the OSTP to continue its work under the leadership team assembled by Lander, but Cook-Deegan says the loss of the director comes at a crucial time. Lander was in charge of Biden’s Cancer Moonshot initiative, a revival of the Obama administration’s effort to reduce rates of death from cancer, and he was leading efforts to crea...
Mar 11, 2022 · Wallace, a 21-year veteran of the civil service, was appointed general counsel and chief operating officers at OSTP in August 2020 and provided guidance on legal and ethical compliance.
Feb 7, 2022 · The probe, conducted over a two-month period, found that Lander was "bullying" his former general counsel, Rachel Wallace.
