Magaw nominated for Under secretary of Transportation for Security - Personnel - John Magaw - Brief Article

Public Roads, Jan, 2002

John Magaw was nominated by President George W Bush to serve as Under Secretary of Transportation for Security. The nomination must be approved by the U.S. Senate.

Currently the acting executive director of the Office of National Preparedness within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Magaw is a former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and the U.S. Secret Service.

As director of the U.S. Secret Service, Magaw was responsible for ensuring the security of the president of the United States and other U.S. officials, and for enforcing laws regarding counterfeiting, false identification, and credit card and computer fraud.