Here are some of the federal government’s top recent personnel changes, brought to you by our partners at Leadership Connect:
| Jennifer Milam has a new position as General Counsel at Office of General Counsel [GC], United States Marshals Service [USMS], United States Department of Justice [DOJ] Career Senior Executive Service (CA/SES) Recently: Associate Chief Counsel at Office of the Chief Counsel, United States Customs and Border Protection, United States Department of Homeland Security (2024 – 2026) |
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| CAPT Christopher A. “Chris” Gahl, USN has a new position as Program Manager at MyNavy HR Program Office [PMW 240], Under Secretary of the Navy, United States Department of the Navy [DON]
Recently: Program Manager at MyNavy HR IT Solution Services, Under Secretary of the Navy, United States Department of the Navy (2023 – 2026) |
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| John Shirts has a new position as U.S. Attorney (Interim) at Idaho District, United States Department of Justice [DOJ] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Note: On October 18, 2026, Attorney General Todd Wallace Blanche appointed John Shirts as interim United States Attorney for the District of Idaho. Recently: Member at Idaho House Committee on Agricultural Affairs, Idaho House of Representatives (2025 – 2026) |
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| Matthew Kirby Phillips has a new position as Chief Technology Officer at National Fraud Enforcement Division, Office of the Deputy Attorney General [ODAG], United States Department of Justice [DOJ]
Recently: Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Mission at Criminal Division, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice (2026 – 2026) |
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| Scott D. Twito has a new position as U.S. Attorney (Interim) at Montana District, United States Department of Justice [DOJ] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Note: On October 19, 2026, Attorney General Todd Wallace Blanche appointed Scott D. Twilo as interim United States Attorney for the District of Montana. Recently: Transition Team Member at Department of Corrections Transition Advisors, Governor-Elect Greg Gianforte’s Transition Team, State of Montana (2020 – 2021) |
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| Abigale “Abby” Tardif has a new position as Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation (Acting) at Office of Air and Radiation [OAR], United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Recently: Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation at Office of Air and Radiation, Office of the Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency (2025 – 2025) |
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| Craig Matthew Spruce has a new position as General Counsel (Acting) at Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation [DFC]
Recently: Chief Counsel at European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2021 – 2023) |
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| Thomas Eland “Tom” Edwardsen has a new position as Deputy Assistant Secretary at Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Human Resources [HR], United States Department of State [DOS] Career Senior Executive Service (CA/SES) Recently: Management Counselor at Office of the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, U.S. Embassy in Georgia, United States Department of State (2025 – 2026) |
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| Anthony Fasulo has a new position as Chief Information Officer at Information Technology Division, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, United States Department of Energy [DOE]
Recently: Head, Enterprise Cybersecurity at Sandia National Laboratories, Office of the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security/Administrator for National Nuclear Security Administration, United States Department of Energy (2022 – 2026) |
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| Dr. Debajyoti “Deb” Ray has a new position as Chief Data Officer at Office of the Chief Information Officer [CIO], Office of the Assistant Secretary, United States Department of the Interior [DOI] Career Senior Executive Service (CA/SES) Recently: Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Chief Data Officer at United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (2025 – 2026) |
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