At the time, she was overseeing billions of dollars in contracts and, by her own admission, favoring Boeing.

As chair of the State Board of Equalization, Schweikert was also responsible for overseeing billions of dollars in valuations and tax protests from Arizona citizens and businesses.

He pleaded guilty to offering a job to the Air Force's chief weapons buyer, Darleen A. Druyun, while she was overseeing billions of dollars in Boeing contracts.

Foreign aid workers, overseeing billions of dollars of international reconstruction aid, say they are finding the province less welcoming.

The Rosneft chairman oversees billions of dollars in revenue streaming into Russia as world oil supplies remain tight and prices high.

The job of Commissioner of Food and Drugs is a central regulatory position that oversees billions of dollars in products.

Boeing is also being investigated for recruiting Darleen A. Druyun, a top Air Force weapons buyer who oversaw billions in Boeing contracts.

The state treasurer oversees billions of dollars in investments of potential interest to U.S. Trust and Schwab.

The end of the first quarter of the year is looming Thursday, when portfolio managers overseeing billions of dollars of stock have the last chance to lock in profits or cut their losses.

The seven-member elected school board will lose virtually all its authority to oversee billions of dollars in contracts and the district's $7.4 billion operating budget, ceding it instead to a superintendent.