In December, Harvard University Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Michael Smith, informed the faculty that "all originally authorized tenure-track and tenured searches have been reviewed and most have been postponed until a point in time when our financial situation has improved".
During Mr. Lhota's tenure, he has authorized Thomas F. Prendergast, the president of New York City Transit, to conduct the duties of the chairman in his absence.
In fact, the original purpose of the $700 billion federal bailout program, authorized by Congress during the tenure of Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr., was to buy mortgage assets much more aggressively.
During his 28-month tenure at the C.I.A., Mr. Panetta authorized drone strikes about 200 times, underscoring the evolution of warfare.
During his first tenure as acting governor he authorized the erection of Boston Light, the earliest lighthouse in what is now the United States.
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has called for an investigation into a confidential settlement of sexual harassment claims against a state legislator, but during his tenure as attorney general, his office authorized the settlement of a racial discrimination case that included a confidentiality clause.
Republican lawmakers banned teacher collective bargaining, eliminated tenure for many future teachers, eliminated local control over charter schools and authorized for-profit cyber-schools that are already siphoning off millions of local education tax dollars.
This time, it must be said, the Republicans were right: If George W. Bush had authorized as many drone killings as you have -- Bush ordered 50 strikes during his entire eight-year tenure while you have ordered some 400 to date, your fifth year -- Democrats would be up in arms, protesting the abuse of executive power.
Daniel H. Mudd, the former chief executive of Fannie Mae, may soon face civil charges stemming from his tenure at the mortgage finance giant, according to a person briefed on the matter who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Another quasi-public agency, the Industrial Development Agency, has authorized more than $6.1 billion in new debt since Mr. Bloomberg took office — about 50percentt more than during Mr. Giuliani's tenure.
It didn't help when her lawyer, David Kendall, in response to a subpoena from a congressional committee looking into the 2012 attack on the American Embassy in Benghazi, told the Times, "There are no [email protected] emails from Secretary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State on the server for any review, even if such review were appropriate or legally authorized".
