NEWS
August 5, 1987 | United Press International
President Reagan will nominate Labor Department official David M. Walker to be assistant secretary of labor for pension and welfare benefit programs, the White House announced Tuesday.
BUSINESS
September 21, 2008 | Jim Puzzanghera, Times Staff Writer
Uncle Sam is turning into Uncle CEO. But will the new corporate suit be a good fit? By agreeing to bail out insurance giant American International Group Inc. and mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the federal government has put itself in the unprecedented position of running huge private companies.
NEWS
May 18, 1989 | From Associated Press
Three federal agencies have begun investigating the commander of the most recent space shuttle mission, who was accused of violating flight regulations after a small jet he was flying nearly collided with a Pan Am airliner, officials said Wednesday. The pilot of the Pan Am Airbus 310 reported a "near midair collision" after the incident over the Washington area Monday evening. The airline pilot, who was not identified, said that the T-38 trainer jet, with Navy Capt. David M. Walker at the controls, flew within 500 feet of the airliner.
NATIONAL
February 16, 2007 | From the Associated Press
About $10 billion has been squandered by the U.S. government on Iraq reconstruction aid because of contractor overcharges and unsupported expenses, and federal investigators warned Thursday that significantly more taxpayer money was at risk.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
December 9, 2005 | Patricia Ward Biederman, Times Staff Writer
Expressing concern about the 1st Amendment rights of clergy, Rep. Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) and two Republican colleagues called Thursday for an investigation by the U.S. Government Accountability Office into the IRS' recent probes of alleged "campaign intervention" by churches, including Pasadena's liberal All Saints Church.
OPINION
May 29, 2012
Re "It's the fiscal future," Opinion, May 23 David M. Walker wants Obama and Romney to spell out their tax policies. However, our dysfunctional Congress controls taxes. Our imperial presidents start wars, but they can only hope for tax changes. Obama promised healthcare reform, but Congress produced a patchwork of half-measures without cost controls, leaving us at the mercy of the insurance companies. Walker prescribes a precise 3-1 ratio of spending cuts and tax increases.