Julie McDonald is the former deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the United States Department of the Interior. She resigned in May 2007 after an investigation found that she tampered with scientific evidence, improperly removed species and habitats off of the endangered species list and leaked documents to oil industry lobbyists.WashingtonPost.com: Report: Interior Office Meddled With Endangered Species Act (December 15, 2008)
In a report by the inspector general released on December 15, 2008, MacDonald was found to be responsible for 13 of the 20 questionable decisions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.WashingtonPost.com: Report: Interior Office Meddled With Endangered Species Act (December 15, 2008)
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Appointed to the position in May 2004 by Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton under the George W. Bush administrationU.S. Department of the Interior: MacDonald Named Deputy Assistant Secretary (May 3, 2004)
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Resigned from position in 2007 after an investigation found she tampered with scientific evidenceThe New York Times: Report Finds Meddling in Interior Dept. Actions (December 16, 2008)
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December 2008 report by the inspector general of the Department of the Interior found MacDonald was responsible for "serious flaws in the process" that led to policies on endangered speciesThe New York Times: Report Finds Meddling in Interior Dept. Actions (December 16, 2008)
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Is a civil engineer
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Worked as hydraulic engineer with Interior's Bureau of Reclamation in 1979
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Appointed as associate secretary of the state Health and Welfare Agency by former California Governor Pete WilsonU.S. Department of the Interior: MacDonald Named Deputy Assistant Secretary (May 3, 2004)
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Was the deputy secretary for legislative affairs in the California Resources Agency in 1996U.S. Department of the Interior: MacDonald Named Deputy Assistant Secretary (May 3, 2004)
