Washington Post: Former Interior Department official who advocated for more drilling in Alaska joins oil company expanding operations in state

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A former Interior Department official who oversaw oil and gas drilling on federal lands is joining an oversees oil company with plans to expand operations in Alaska, the Washington Post reports

Washington A former Interior Department official who oversaw oil and gas drilling on federal lands is joining an oil company with plans to expand operations in Alaska, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.

Joe Balash, who served as the department's assistant secretary for land and minerals management since late 2017, confirmed to the Post that he plans to begin working for Oil Search, a Papua New Guinea-based company that is"developing one of Alaska's largest oil prospects in years." Balash resigned from his post at the department last Friday, according to the paper.

 

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Or how about Mueller going from FBI to Boeing and back to Special Counsel!! Swamp at it's best!

Yep, Like Comey did when he left the DOJ for Lockheed Martin and then returned to the FBI!!

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Good. I hope he or she does well. Lots of jobs to be sure.

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