Last week, Mayor Vince Gray told residents that they could apply to be on the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, the new three-person board charged with enforcing ethics rules across the District's government. But a statutory deadline to actually nominate the three members passed yesterday, reports the Examiner, with no nominations made by Gray.
D.C. Ethics Enforcement, Now With No Enforcers
Gray Administration May Seek Waiver for BOEE Nominee
After news emerged yesterday that its nominee to lead the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics may not meet residency requirements for the position, Mayor Vince Gray's administration has said that it's exploring seeking a waiver to the law.
Bryan Sivak Named to Head OCTO
D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has named Bryan Sivak, a founder of the Silicon Valley company InQuira, as his new chief technology officer, both D.C. Wire and City Desk are reporting. Sivak, 34, was introduced for the first time by the mayor at a press conference at city hall this morning. The nominee takes over for interim chief Chris Willey, who had been tasked with minding the OCTO ship since the departure of Vivek Kundra, who left the agency for a spot in the Obama administration. OCTO has also been rocked by scandal this year, following a string of arrests in a federal bribery sting tied to the agency. Sivak will have to be confirmed by the D.C. Council.

