On May 12, President Trump filled five vacancies in the General Services Administration, appointing administrators, advisers, counsels and liaisons.
P. Brennan Hart III, a former lead advance representative for Donald J. Trump for President, will serve as the associate administrator of the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, acting as GSA’s principal liaison to Congress, federal agencies and state and local governments.
Jeffrey A. Post, previously an active member of the House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will advance GSA’s legislative agenda as policy adviser in the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs.
A lawyer in both public and private practice, including a role as chief of the Criminal Fraud Section at the Department of Justice, Richard W. Beckler will join the GSA Office of General Counsel as chief legal adviser to the administration.
Corey E. Cooke, having served in several positions in the House of Representatives, including counsel and deputy parliamentarian for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and counsel for the Committee on Small Business, will provide strategic guidance on policies and legislation related to GSA’s technology transformation portfolio as senior adviser to the administrator for cyber and technology.
And Michael R. Downing, following a number of senior political and state government positions in Pennsylvania, including several with the state’s Republican Party, will act as White House liaison to coordinate appointee personnel and will serve as the GSA’s regulatory reform officer.
