Admiral Linda L. Fagan is the new commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. She is the first woman to lead any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, and she was confirmed by unanimous consent in the Senate.
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Carlos del Toro as the new secretary of the Navy.
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Richard (Rick) W. Spinrad, Ph.D., an internationally renowned scientist with four decades of ocean, atmosphere, and climate science and policy expertise, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and the 11th NOAA administrator. Building upon NOAA’s extensive mission, Spinrad intends to advance three overarching NOAA priorities: Developing a full portfolio of
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Deb Haaland has become the new secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior after confirmation by the U.S. Senate. She is the first Native American to serve in that role. The Interior Department encompasses the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). Haaland previously served in the U.S. Congress as a
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The U.S. Senate has confirmed Kenneth Braithwaite to serve as the next secretary of the Navy, following the November departure of his predecessor, USNI News reported. Braithwaite is a retired Navy rear admiral and the current U.S. ambassador to Norway. The 1984 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy went to flight school and flew anti-submarine warfare missions in the Pacific
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The CEO of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), Kurt Nagle, testified Mar. 13 before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in support of renewing the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). His testimony details case studies in which DERA funding has been used to replace cargo-handling equipment, locomotives and trucks that service U.S. ports. In 2014, new
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