Comings and Goings

A regular feature of GovExec.com, Comings and Goings announces the arrivals and departures of top federal managers and executives. To submit an announcement, e-mail it to webmaster@govexec.com or fax it to 202-739-8511.

C O M I N G S

William Wiley is moving up to become chief counsel at the Merit Systems Protection Board, where he has been a lawyer for five years. During his 24-year career, he has also served at the Federal Labor Relations Authority and at the Navy.

Air Force Lt. Col. Jay Steinmetz will lead the new Consequence Management Program Integration Office, the Defense Department's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons attack response office. Steinmetz previously directed the Pentagon's Emergency Preparedness Training and Exercises Command.

Marty Wagner, the General Services Administration's associate administrator for the Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been appointed co-chair of the Federal Information Services Applications Council. The council is working to improve agencies' information services applications. Wagner will represent the federal IT community on the council, which is made up primarily of research and development professionals. Mel Ciment of the National Science Foundation serves as the other co-chair.

G O I N G S

Defense Automated Printing and Support Center Director Michael J. Cocchiola is heading for the private sector after 25 years of federal service. Cocchiola, a member of the Senior Executive Service, oversaw changes that resulted in savings of more than $2 billion in operating costs, according to the Defense Logistics Agency. Cocchiola was awarded Presidential Rank Awards for Meritorious Service in 1993 and Distinguished Service in 1995.

Barry M. Anderson, assistant director for budget at the Office of Management and Budget and the agency's highest-ranking career executive, is leaving this week for a post at consulting firm Jefferson Solutions Inc.

William J. Owens, president and chief operating officer of the Science Applications International Corporation, is resigning from the technology giant. Owens was a Navy admiral and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff before going to SAIC, which pulled in more than $700 million in federal contracts in fiscal 1996, according to Government Executive's Top 200 Federal Contractors rankings. Owens had hoped to become chief executive officer within two years of joining the company in March 1996, but the current CEO, Dr. J. Robert Beyster, plans to keep the job for at least two more years.