Leader of Eisenhower Memorial Commission to step down

Eisenhower Memorial Commission chairman Rocco Siciliano will step down as leader of the board but will remain a member, he announced in an email sent Tuesday to commission members.Siciliano has led the commission since its authorization in 1999. After years of delays, its Frank Gehry design -- to be built on a four-acre site along Independence Avenue -- received preliminary approval from both the National Capital Planning Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts.