Update below

Dick Cheney's former counsel and chief of staff, David Addington, has a new job and it's at the Heritage Foundation as the vice president for domestic and economic policy studies.

Heritage Director of Strategic Communication Rory Cooper told Think Tanked that Addington will begin mid-September.

From the Heritage release:

A veteran of Washington policy debates, Addington has served in senior management positions in both the public and private sectors. In the legislative branch, he served as chief counsel or counsel for four congressional committees -- one in the Senate and three in the House. In the executive branch, he worked in both the CIA and the Defense Department, where he received numerous awards for distinguished service. Most recently, Addington served in the Office of the Vice President, first as Dick Cheney’s counsel and later as his chief of staff. “David is a brilliant policy expert and an outstanding administrator,” Dr. Feulner said. “He understands how Washington works at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue and knows exactly what it takes to turn policy ideas into law. While Stuart concentrates on developing the next big ideas, David will focus on running our regular domestic research operations, where analysts refine ideas and sweat the details.”

Addington, of course, has been an extremely controversial individual since 9/11 and has been characterized as the man who wielded much power with little accountability.

Update (9/1/10): Heritage Director of Strategic Communication Rory Cooper just informed me that Addington has begun as VP effective today and is awaiting board approval, expected in September.