President Donald J. Trump today announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key positions in his Administration:

Mark Lee Greenblatt of Maryland, to be the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior.

Mr. Greenblatt currently serves as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General (DOC OIG). He has more than 15 years of oversight experience, including serving as DOC OIG Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Compliance & Ethics, DOC OIG Director of Special Investigations, Investigative Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice OIG, and Minority Staff Director/Chief Counsel for the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Mr. Greenblatt clerked for U.S. District Judge Anita Brody and was a litigator in New York. He earned a B.A. with distinction from Duke University and received a law degree from Columbia University Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Mr. Greenblatt served as Vice Chair of the Montgomery County (MD) Ethics Commission and a Senior Manager in Government Fellow at Harvard University‘s Kennedy School of Government.

Thomas A. Summers of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board for the remainder a of five year term expiring October 18, 2020.

Mr. Summers previously served at the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and recently retired as an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He earned his B.S. from Saint Vincent College in Physics and Mathematics, and four M.S. degrees from: the Air Force Institute of Technology in Applied Physics; Central Michigan University in Business Administration; Air Command and Staff College in Military Operational Art and Science; and National War College, Washington, D.C., in National Security Strategy.