FLRA General Counsel Nominated

President Bush has nominated a new General Counsel for the FLRA and a new Under Secretary for Management at DHS.

The President intends to nominate Brandon Chad Bungard, of Virginia, to be General Counsel for the Federal Labor Relations Authority, for a five-year term. Mr. Bungard currently serves as General Counsel of the United States Merit Systems Protection Board. Colleen Duffy Kiko recently resigned to work with the Employees’ Compensation Appeal Board at the Department of Labor.

Prior to this, he served as Chief Counsel and Deputy Staff Director of the Committee on Government Reform’s Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce and Agency Organizations in the U.S. House of Representatives. Earlier in his career, he served as Counsel on the Committee on Government Reform in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mr. Bungard received his bachelor’s degree from Liberty University, his JD from Regent University School of Law, and his LLM from the George Mason University School of Law.

The President intends to nominate Elaine C. Duke, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security.

Ms. Duke currently serves as Deputy Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Homeland Security. Prior to this, she served as Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. Earlier in her career, she served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Transportation Security Administration. Ms. Duke received her bachelor’s degree from New Hampshire College and her master’s degree from Chaminade University.