Robert Harrow, Jr., over at the Washington Post's new blog on contracting, asks, what ever happened to Lurita Doan and the GSA contracting scandal?

Doan, of course, oversees what is often described as the government's premier contracting operation. At issue is whether she violated the Hatch Act, which restricts executive branch employees from using their positions for political purposes. The president can take a range of actions, from rejecting the recommendations to dismissing Doan.

Readers of the Washington Post will recall that Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch sent off his recommendation in an edgy letter on June 8. In his missive he accused Doan of "engaging in the most pernicious of political activity" during a Jan. 26 lunch briefing involving 36 GSA appointees and featuring a presentation by the White House's deputy director of political affairs.