Results tagged “resignation”

In a move which should surprise no one, D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn removed his name from consideration for the team's head coaching position in advance of his contract's expiration yesterday, effectively ending six years of service with the club. Soehn, an assistant coach from 2004 to 2006, was promoted to head coach for the 2007 season and started brightly, leading United to the MLS Supporters Shield in his first season. But after two consecutive years in which United failed to make the MLS playoffs, it was obvious that the club would not be extending his three-year contract, which was due to expire at the end of 2009. Soehn finished his tenure at United with a 55-48-31 record in all competitions.

Alexandria Police Chief David P. Baker resigned this afternoon, everyone in town is reporting. Baker's decision comes amid growing criticism due to his arrest over the weekend on DUI charges, after causing a car accident in Arlington that injured at least one person. In a letter to his entire department, Baker, 58, called the resignation a "retirement."

Well, that was quick: less than 24 hours after we relayed the news that Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden was on the hot seat, Bowden resigned from his post, citing that his "ability to properly represent the Washington Nationals has been compromised because of false allegations contained in the press." The Nats have not yet named a replacement or an interim GM. Bowden's resignation comes less than a week after the team fired of his longtime assistant, Jose Rijo, who was helming Nationals' operations in the Dominican Republic. Rijo and Bowden -- who maintains his complete innocence -- are both involved in a federal investigation over the signing of Dominican shortstop Carlos Alvarez Daniel Lugo, who, after receiving the largest signing bonus in team history, turned out to be four years older than believed. With spring training well into full swing, the Nats are keeping the wheels moving with assistant general manager Mike Rizzo at the helm. There's no word on what strategy the team will take to replace Bowden.

The questions surrounding the sudden resignation of Dr. Michael Williams, Medical Director for the District's Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, continue. As we mentioned in today's Morning Roundup, no one seems to know why he resigned, even though Williams intimated there was a specific reason when asked by the Washington Post.

Big news from the Washington Post: D.C. Attorney General Linda Singer has resigned after less than a year on the job.