Tracking leadership changes across the federal government
Here are some of the federal government’s top personnel moves over the past week, brought to you by our partners at Leadership Connect:
| Richard O’Malley has a new position as Deputy Under Secretary (Designate) at Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment [DUSD A&S], Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment [OUSD A&S], United States Department of Defense [DOD] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) | |
| John Einstman has a new position as Senior Advisor at Division of Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission [CFTC] Recently: Deputy General Counsel, General Law at Office of the General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (2026 – 2026) | |
| Patricia L. McBride has a new position as Chief Research Officer at Office of the Chief Research Officer [CRO], Fermi (IL) National Accelerator Laboratory [Fermilab], United States Department of Energy [DOE] Recently: Fellow at American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
| Jeffrey Ledbetter has a new position as Inspector General (Designate) at Office of Inspector General [HUDOIG], Office of the Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) | |
| Abby Warren has a new position as Assistant Secretary (Designate) at Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security [BIS], United States Department of Commerce [DOC] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Chief Counsel for Oversight and Investigations at Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (2024 – 2025) | |
| Michael D. “Mike” Skaggs has a new position as President and Chief Executive Officer (Interim) at Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Tennessee Valley Authority [TVA] Recently: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Chief Operating Officer, Tennessee Valley Authority (2018 – 2021) | |
| Julie Broussard Berko has a new position as Chief Operating Officer at Office of the Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service [FMCS] Career Senior Executive Service (CA/SES) Recently: Director at Office of Human Resources, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health and Human Services (2018 – 2026) | |
| Amy Schmidt has a new position as Director and Chief Human Resources Officer at Human Resources [HR], Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [PNNL], United States Department of Energy [DOE] Recently: Interim Director and Chief Human Resources Officer at Human Resources, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy (2025 – 2026) | |
| Anthony V. Santoro has a new position as U.S. Marshal (Acting) at West Virginia – Southern District, United States Marshals Service [USMS], United States Department of Justice [DOJ] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Supervisory Deputy US Marshal at Orlando (FL) Office, United States Marshals Service, United States Department of Justice (2017 – 2019) | |
| Benjamin “Ben” Zukowski has a new position as Program Manager at John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Executive Team, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation [UDALL] Recently: Senior Program Associate at John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution, Executive Team, Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (2020 – 2026) |
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