2004 Presidential Transition
President Bush named the current acting director to lead the Envronmental Protection Agency, according to the Denver Post [March 5, 2005, "Bush picks career EPA official to run agency"]. From the article, "President Bush today elevated Stephen Johnson, the acting head of the Environmental Protection Agency, nominating him to the top job on a full-time basis. Bush called Johnson 'the first professional scientist to lead the EPA.' Johnson, a career government employee who has been with the agency for 24 years, had become its temporary head six weeks ago."
Update: Howling At A Waning Moon: "Scientist named to head the EPA."
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