Congress appoints Army veteran Thomas Austin as new Architect of the Capitol

Retired Army Col. Thomas Austin, the former director of engineering at Arlington National Cemetery, has been named the new Architect of the Capitol and will assume the role June 24, the congressional commission tasked with filling the position announced Wednesday.

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