Tech Daily Dose reports on two names already circulating as possible replacement picks to head the Commerce Department now that New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has withdrawn his name from consideration. The post is Barack Obama's last remaining Cabinet position.
Two prominent business executives' names are being circulated among Washington insiders as potential nominees for Commerce secretary just a week after New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson -- President-elect Barack Obama's first choice -- withdrew his name, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state government. Several high-tech industry officials and congressional aides say John Thompson, chairman and CEO of computer security and systems management firm Symantec, and former Time Warner chairman Richard Parsons, are two of the top contenders for the job. A spokesman for Obama's transition team declined to comment.
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