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Gerald Walpin
Born	(1931-09-01) September 1, 1931 (age 93)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	City College of New York (1952) Yale Law School (1955)
Occupation	Attorney

Gerald Walpin (born September 1, 1931) is an American attorney. He served as the Inspector General of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) from January 2007 until June 2009, when he was removed by U.S. President Barack Obama.

Personal life

Walpin was born September 1, 1931, and graduated from the City College of New York in 1952. He attended Yale Law School, where he served as managing editor of the Yale Law Journal, graduating cum laude in 1955. Walpin is married, with three children and six grandchildren.

Career

From 1957-60, he served in the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General, with a rank of lieutenant.

Walpin was an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of Special Prosecutions for the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York for five years, after which he went on to become a senior partner at the New York-based law firm Rosenman & Colin LLP—and then of counsel at its successor Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP—for a combined total of over 40 years.

From 2002-2004, Walpin served as president of the Federal Bar Council, an association of attorneys that practice in the courts within the Second Circuit. He received the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award in 2003 for outstanding professionalism as an attorney and for mentoring younger lawyers.

Inspector General of CNCS

Appointment by George W. Bush

On August 3, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated Walpin as Inspector General (IG) of Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), an office in the CNCS charged with conducting independent and object audits, investigations and inspections of the CNCS and its service programs, which include AmeriCorps, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and Senior Corps. After he was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 9, 2006, Walpin was sworn in on January 8, 2007.

Americorps investigation

After its May 20, 2009 meeting that discussed Walpin's report criticizing the St. HOPE Academy settlement agreement and Walpin's forthcoming report questioning the validity of the largest AmeriCorps program—the Research Foundation of City University of New York (RFCUNY) New York City Teaching Fellows program, the bipartisan CNCS Board of Directors unanimously requested that the White House review Walpin's conduct as Inspector General.

Removal and lawsuit

Walpin was suspended with pay on June 11, 2009 by President Barack Obama, who on the same day advised the U.S. Congress that he would remove Walpin from office, effective 30 days from then, because he no longer had "the fullest confidence in" Walpin as Inspector General, and on June 16, 2009, the White House submitted a letter with additional information on the reasons Walpin was removed.

On July 17, 2009, Walpin filed a lawsuit seeking his reinstatement on the grounds that his firing violated a 2008 law. The suit alleges that the firing was a politically-motivated result of his investigation into Obama supporter Kevin Johnson and St. Hope Academy. In a July 20 statement, Walpin claimed the primary reason for the suit is "to protect the system of Inspectors General, which cannot remain viable without insulation from political and other interference".

References

1. ^ Meet Inspector General Gerald Walpin, official biography of the former Inspector General; previously online at www.cncsig.gov/PDF/Bios/MeetWalpin.pdf, obtained via google cache.
2. . (May 16, 1951). "Chosen at City College to head student council". The New York Times. p. 30. Retrieved 2009-06-30. {{cite news}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
3. ^ U.S. Senate (December 9, 2006). "Presidential Nomination PN1904-109 Gerald Walpin". THOMAS. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
4. . (May 17, 2007). "Inspector General historical data - Federal departments" (PDF). ignet.gov. Retrieved 2009-07-09. {{cite web}}: |author= has numeric name (help)
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   * Dann, Carrie (June 17, 2009). "Ousted IG cited for behavior, absences from Washington". CongressDaily AM. NationalJournal.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
   * Eisen, Norman L. (June 16, 2009). "Letter to Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman and Sen. Susan M. Collins, cc: Sen. Claire McCaskill" (PDF). NationalJournal.com. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
   * CNCS (2009). "Board of Directors". CNCS. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
   * Solomont, Alan D.; Goldsmith, Stephen; Im, Hyepin; Palmer, James; Soloway, Stan; Tanenblatt, Eric J.; Ward, Laysha (June 17, 2009). "Letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley" (PDF). washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
   * Cummings, Julie Fisher (June 22, 2009). "Letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley" (PDF). washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
   * Gearan, Mark D. (June 26, 2009). "Letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley" (PDF). washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
6. 
   * Brown, Lawrence G. (April 9, 2009). "United States settles claims arising out of St. HOPE Academy's spending of AmeriCorps grants and education awards" (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
   * Walpin, Gerald; et al. (May 6, 2009). "OIG issues special report criticizing settlement of Corporation claims against St. HOPE Academy, Kevin Johnson, and Dana Gonzalez". CNCS OIG. Retrieved 2009-06-29. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
   * Goren, Nicola; et al. (June 18, 2009). "CNCS supplemental response to OIG special report criticizing St. Hope Academy settlement agreement" (PDF). CNCS OIG. Retrieved 2009-06-29. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
   * Walpin, Gerald; et al. (June 4, 2009). "Office of Inspector General questions validity of AmeriCorps program at City University of New York". CNCS OIG. Retrieved 2009-06-29. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
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   * Tapper, Jake (June 12, 2009). "President Obama fires controversial Inspector General". Political Punch (Jake Tapper's blog). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Obama, Barack (June 11, 2009). "Letter to the Speaker of the U.S. House" (PDF). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Obama, Barack (June 11, 2009). "Letter to the President of the U.S. Senate" (PDF). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Craig, Gregory B. (June 11, 2009). "Letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley" (PDF). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Tapper, Jake (June 13, 2009). "More details emerge In President Obama's firing of Inspector General". Political Punch (Jake Tapper's blog). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Brown, Lawrence G. (April 29, 2009). "Letter to Kenneth W. Kaiser, Chair, Counsel of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) Integrity Committee" (PDF). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
   * Walpin, Gerald; et al. (May 20, 2009). "Response of IG Gerald Walpin and the OIG to the complaint" (PDF). ABCNews.com. Retrieved 2009-06-21. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
8. U.S. Congress (December 5, 2008). "U.S.C. Title 5 Appendix - Inspector General Act of 1978 (Incorporating Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Pub. L. 110-409)" (PDF). USAID. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
9. Dinan, Stephen (July 18, 2009). "Fired inspector general files lawsuit: Charges political motivation". Retrieved Jul 20, 2009. {{cite web}}: Text "Publisher washingtontimes.com" ignored (help)
10. Tapper, Jake (July 20, 2009). "Fired Inspector General Says His Lawsuit Was Filed to Protect Future IGs". ABCNews.com. Retrieved Jul 20, 2009.

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