Biden Picks HUD OIG Chief of Staff to Be FCC IG Nominee
President Joe Biden intends to nominate current Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Inspector General Chief of Staff Fara Damelin to be FCC inspector general, the White House said Monday. Acting IG Sharon Diskin took over that role…
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in January after the death of the incumbent, David Hunt (see 2301260026). The Senate hasn’t approved a permanent IG nominee since Congress made it a confirmable position as part of the 2018 Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services Act. Biden withdrew the most recent previous nominee, now-Anduril Industries Senior Legal Director Chase Johnson, when he took office in early 2021 (see 2102050064). Damelin as HHS OIG chief of staff “leads a cross functional team in executing” the IG’s “priorities and strategic initiatives, developing OIG-wide oversight products, and implementing diversity, employee engagement, and professional development programs,” the White House said. She was previously AmeriCorps deputy IG and worked as an investigative attorney for the National Science Foundation OIG.