Here are some of the federal government’s top recent personnel changes, brought to you by our partners at Leadership Connect:
| Azizur Aziz has a new position as Assistant General Counsel at Office of General Counsel [OGC], Office of the Administrator, United States General Services Administration [GSA] Recently: Associate at Rule Garza Howley LLP (2023 – 2026) | |
| Sean Michael Gallagher has a new position as Chief Information Officer at Office of the Chief Information Officer [OCIO], National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA] Career Senior Executive Service (CA/SES) Recently: Acting Chief Information Officer at Office of the Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2025 – 2026) | |
| John W. Bellinger has a new position as Senior Advisor for New World Screwworm Preparedness at New World Screwworm Directorate, United States Department of Agriculture [USDA] Presidential Appointment Recently: Chief Executive Officer at Food Safety Net Services | |
| Walter L. Darr Jr. has a new position as Director (Designate) at Office of the Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service [FMCS] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Commissioner at Houston (TX) Field Office, Regional Office (St. Louis, MO), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (2015 – 2022) | |
| Dr. Eric N. Brown, PhD has a new position as Deputy Director for Science and Chief Research Officer at Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility [JLAB], Thomas Jefferson Site Office [SC-TJSO], United States Department of Energy [DOE] Recently: User Facility Director and Senior Director for Physical Sciences at Los Alamos (NM) Neutron Science Center, Office of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/Administrator for National Nuclear Security Administration, United States Department of Energy (2023 – 2026) | |
| Aubrey J.D. Bettencourt has a new position as Commissioner (Acting) at Bureau of Reclamation [USBR], United States Department of the Interior [DOI] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Chief at Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture (2025 – 2026) | |
| Michael Paul Chamberlain has a new position as Director (Designate) at Office of the Director, United States Office of Government Ethics [OGE] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Special Assistant at Office of Communications and Outreach, United States Department of Education (2017 – 2021) | |
| Jules W. “Jay” Hurst III has a new position as Assistant Secretary at Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs [ASAMRA], Office of the Under Secretary of the Army, United States Department of the Army [USA] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Acting Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer at Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Office of the Secretary of Defense, United States Department of Defense (2025 – 2026) | |
| Lee White has a new position as Deputy Administrator at Office of the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], United States Department of Transportation [DOT] Non-Career Senior Executive Service (NA/SES) Recently: Deputy Assistant Secretary at Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Office of the Deputy Secretary, United States Department of Transportation (2025 – 2026) | |
| Richard “Lance” Schroyer has a new position as Director (Intention to nominate) at Office of the Director, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE], United States Department of Homeland Security [DHS] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Major at Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, State of Oklahoma |
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