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President Barack Obama sits with Google Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt at the White House, Jan. 28, 2009, during a meeting with business leaders to discuss the economy. (AP)
Two Google executives have joined the Obama administration since the beginning of 2009, and a third has been appointed to the president’s advisory board on science and technology.
Google’s public policy chief, Andrew McLaughlin is slated to be appointed as the nation’s deputy chief technology officer. This has caught the attention of two consumer groups who oppose the appointment due to what they see as Google’s growing influence over the government.
On Wednesday, the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog sent a letter to President Obama asking him not to move forward with the appointment of McLaughlin.
“Given… your commitment to a new standard for ethics in government, it would be a mistake to put Google’s top global policy person in a key leadership position with critical technology decisions for the federal government,” the groups wrote.
They also maintained they are not opposed to McLaughlin’s appointment because of his connection to Google and noted, “…it would be just as inappropriate for a lobbyist from Microsoft, Yahoo or any similar technology company to be appointed Deputy Chief Technology Officer.”
Although the Obama administration has not confirmed McLaughlin will be appointed to the position, Google has announced he is leaving the company.
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