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Last updated 5/5/2009

DOT Key Officials

Ray LaHood

Ray LaHood
Secretary of Transportation

Ray LaHood became the 16th Secretary of Transportation on January 23, 2009.
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Vice Admiral Thomas Barrett

Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett
Deputy Secretary of Transportation

Vice Admiral Thomas J. Barrett, USCG (Ret.) was confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Transportation on August 8, 2007.
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Joan DeBoer
Chief of Staff

Joan DeBoer joins the Department as the Chief of Staff. Before joining DOT, Joan spent over 18 years on Capitol Hill.

DOT Operating Administration Officials

Lynne Osmus

Lynne Osmus
Acting Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

Lynne A. Osmus became Acting Administrator on January 16, 2009.
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Jeffrey Paniati

Jeffrey Paniati
Acting Deputy Administrator/Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration

In April 2008, Jeff Paniati became Executive Director of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). 
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Rose McMurray

Rose McMurray
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Rose A. McMurray is the Chief Safety Officer (CSO) and Assistant Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Karen Rae
Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration

In March 2009, President Barack H. Obama named Karen Rae Deputy Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
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Matt Welbes

Matt Welbes
Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Transit Administration

Matthew Welbes serves as Executive Director of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Administrator in Washington, D.C., directing the daily operations of the agency in support of public transportation services in communities across the United States.
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James Caponiti

James Caponiti
Acting Deputy Administrator, Maritime Administration

Mr. Caponiti began his Federal career in 1973 at the Cost of Living Council. He joined the Maritime Administration, at that time under the Department of Commerce, in 1974 as an Economist in the Office of Subsidy Administration.
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Ron Medford

Ron Medford
Acting Deputy Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Ronald (Ron) Medford currently is serving as the Acting Deputy Administrator for NHTSA.
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Calvin Scovel

Calvin Scovel
Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General

Calvin Scovel is the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Cindy Douglass

Cindy Douglass
Acting Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

As the PHMSA Acting Deputy Administrator, M. Cindy Douglass' responsibilities include assisting the PHMSA Administrator in the discharge of the Administrator's responsibilities.
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Peter Appel
Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology Administration

Peter H. Appel was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration on April 29, 2009.
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Collister ("Terry") Johnson, Jr.

Collister ("Terry") Johnson, Jr.
Administrator, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation

Collister (“Terry”) Johnson, Jr. was sworn in by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters on October 7, 2006 as the ninth Administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC). 
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DOT Office of the Secretary Officials

Rosalind "Lindy" Knapp

Rosalind "Lindy" Knapp
Acting General Counsel

Rosalind Knapp (“Lindy”) is currently the Acting General Counsel of the Department of Transportation.
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Jackie Patillo

Jackie Patillo
Acting Chief Information Officer

Jackie Patillo is the Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). 
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Lana Hurdle

Lana Hurdle
Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs/CFO

Lana Hurdle is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs at the United States Department of Transportation.
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Linda J. Washington

Linda J. Washington
Assistant Secretary for Administration

On May 25, 2007, Linda Jacobs Washington was appointed as the Assistant Secretary for Administration.
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Mary N. Whigham Jones

Mary N. Whigham Jones
Acting Director, Office of Civil Rights

Since January 1999, as Deputy Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, Ms. Jones provides senior leadership and support to the Secretary of Transportation on Department of Transportation (DOT) civil rights programs. 
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Jim L. Swart

Jim L. Swart
Director, Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance

Jim L. Swart was named Director of the Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy and Compliance.
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Brandon Neal

Brandon Neal
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Brandon Neal is in the Office of the Secretary as the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) for the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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Joel Szabat
Acting Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy

Joel Szabat is the Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Transportation Policy in the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Dana Gresham
Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs

 

Susan McDermott
Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs

Jill Zuckman
Assistant to the Secretary
Director for Public Affairs
  Lisa Farmer
Acting Director, Executive Secretariat
  Michael Lowder
Director, Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response
 

Vacant
Under Secretary for Policy

Other DOT Political Appointees

 

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