January 21, 2021
USDOT Appointments Announced Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
The Biden Administration has appointed 39 key members of the U.S. Department of Transportation, with more to come. Among them are Amit Bose, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Nuria Fernandez, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Both have held the positions previously.
Amit Bose, most recently Associate Vice President and Program Director at consulting firm HNTB, also served FRA as Chief Counsel. He was involved in the Northeast Corridor Gateway Program, California High Speed Rail Project, Northeast Corridor Future, Southeast Passenger Rail and Build America Bureau.
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POLLACK S NEW LANE President Joe Biden is filling his new administration with Massachusetts officials and experts, and leaving some big job openings here in the process.
As Gov. Charlie Baker put it yesterday, he s said goodbye to quite a few colleagues in the last several weeks the mayor of Boston, the governor of Rhode Island, two members of his medical advisory board, and now, one of his best-known cabinet secretaries.
Novato familyâs special ties to President Biden
Novato familyâs special ties to President Biden
Inauguration Day was somewhat bittersweet for one family in Novato. For the two women we met, their son and brother, based in Boston, was a legend in democratic politics. He had a special long-lasting friendship with President Joe Biden, but was claimed by COVID last year.
NOVATO, Calif. - A Novato family watched the Presidential inauguration from start to finish, thinking about a loved one who should have been there.
Larry Rasky was one of Joe Biden s closest confidantes for years, but died of complications of COVID19 during the campaign.