Holyoke Community College grad overcomes adversity; earns spot in Biden Administration
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Meghan Maury, a 2004 Holyoke Community College graduate, has been named a senior advisor to the director of the U.S. Census Bureau. (Photo courtesy of Meghan Maury)
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By Laurie Loisel | Special to The Republican
Hours after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, he told nearly 1,000 new White House staff and political appointees, “We work for the people.” This was a pandemic-era ceremony in which faces appeared in small boxes on several large screens in the State Dining Room.
Meghan Maury, a 2004 Holyoke Community College graduate, was among those whose faces graced the screens that day, taking an oath as senior advisor to the director of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Former Pentagon weapons buyer tapped as Air Force Secretary
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Frank Kendall, shown here in 2014 in Ft. Lee, Va., in his role as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, is President Joe Biden s nominee for Air Force Secretary. Photo by Misha King/DoD
April 27 (UPI) President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he will nominate Frank Kendall, a former top Defense Department official in the Obama administration, as Air Force secretary.
If confirmed, Kendall who served as undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics from 2012 until January 2017 would serve as the top top civilian in charge of the Air Force and Space.
The White House
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key administration positions.
Cathy Harris, Nominee for Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
Daryl Baldwin, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Sean Burton, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Genine Macks Fidler, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Beverly Gage, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Karen Hedlund, Nominee for Member of the Surface Transportation Board
WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve in key administration positions.
Cathy Harris, Nominee for Chair of the Merit Systems Protection Board
Geraldine Richmond, Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy
Daryl Baldwin, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Sean Burton, Nominee for Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Genine Macks Fidler, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Beverly Gage, Nominee for Member of the National Council on the Humanities
Karen Hedlund, Nominee for Member of the Surface Transportation Board
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