Talk:Nicole Nason
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Nason was born in Suffolk County, N.Y.. Her father was a motorcycle traffic cop and police chief.[1] She got a law degree from Case Western University in 1995 and her undergraduate degree in political science from American University in 1992.[2]
Nason's career in government began when she worked for U.S. Representative Porter Goss, Chairman Henry Hyde, and as Assistant Commissioner for Congressional Affairs for the United States Custom Service.[1]
U.S. Department of Transportation
[edit]She began working at the United States Department of Transportation in March 2003 when she was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs. [3]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[edit]In early 2005, Nason was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the youngest administrator of the office's history.[2][4] Mothers Against Drunk Driving and the National Safety Council supported her nomination for this role and she was confirmed unanimously.[1] She remained in that post until August 2008.
During her time at NHTSA, Nason managed an international tire recall,[5] as well as a problematic Consumer Reports car-seat safety investigation.[6][7] She also issued campaigns for stronger penalties against drunk drivers,[8] and new federal vehicle safety testing standards.[9][10] She worked to expand the NHTSA's authority over CAFE for passenger cars based on size.[2]
According to former EPA staff, she impeded their efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles by failing to coordinate with them.[3] She also ordered NHTSA employees not to communicate with the press in divergence from previous policy.[11]
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
[edit]On January 4, 2019, President Trump nominated her to serve as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration.[12] On March 28, 2019, she was confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 95–1[13] and was sworn in on May 7, 2019.[14][15][16]
In 2020, Nason oversaw efforts by FHA, US Department of Transportation, and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to establish the Pedestrian Safety Action Plan for reducing pedestrian fatalities on roads across the U.S.[17] She also worked with Operation Lifesaver to award road-safety grants in 14 states,[18] and the Federal Railway Administration to require 40 states to create and implement highway-rail grade crossing safety measures.[19]
Also in 2020, during the COVID-19_pandemic and the closure of eateries, Nason opted not to fine or punish states that allowed food trucks to operate in rest areas of federally funded Interstate roads.[20] She left office on January 20, 2021, when Joe Biden was sworn in as president.[21]
U.S. Department of State
[edit]Nason was appointed a senior advisor to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in June 2017.[22]
Boeing
[edit]In April 2022, Nason joined The Boeing Company as the Vice President of Federal Affairs for Aerospace Safety, Commercial Aviation, Sustainability, and Corporate Policy.[23]
References
- ^ a b c Stearns, Matt (7 February 2006). "Road Safety pick's experience targeted". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. A8 – via newspaper.com.
- ^ a b c Price, Deb (25 July 2006). "New federal traffic safety chief faces daunting to-do list". Detroit News.
- ^ a b Joselow, Maxine (April 10, 2019). "POLITICS: New highway chief fought EPA climate rules". E&E News. Environment & Energy Publishing. Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ Stearns, Matt (7 February 2006). "Bush Appointment Raises Questions. Nominee's path could get rough". The Kansas City Star – via newspaper.com.
- ^ "Legal Muddle Stalls Chinese Tire Recall". Car & Driver. 1 June 2007.
- ^ "Consumer Reports retracts infant car seat study". NBC News. 18 January 2007.
- ^ "Magazine Retracts baby car-seat slam". Newsday. 19 January 2007. p. 40 – via newspaper.com.
- ^ "An Emphasis on Arrest". The Post-Standard. 17 August 2006. p. 12 – via newspaper.com.
- ^ Grossman, Andrew (8 July 2008). "Feds launch new crash rating system, add procedures". Autoweek.
- ^ "New Child Car Seat Rating System Gauges Ease of Use". Occupational Health & Safety. 31 January 2008.
- ^ Jensen, Christopher (August 22, 2007). "What's Off the Record at N.H.T.S.A.? Almost Everything". Wheels Blog. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
- ^ "Trump Nominates Former NHTSA Administrator Nicole Nason to Head FHWA". The Eno Center for Transportation. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Nicole Nason to Lead Federal Highway Administration".
- ^ "Press Release: Nicole R. Nason Sworn in as New Federal Highway Administrator, 5/7/2019". Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ "Senate Confirms Nason to Lead FHWA". Transport Topics. 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Senate confirms Nicole Nason to lead FHWA". Roads & Bridges. 1 April 2019.
- ^ Teale, Chris (1 December 2020). "USDOT pushes swift implementation of first pedestrian safety plan". Smart Cities Drive.
- ^ "Grants awarded for highway-rail crossing safety campaigns in 14 states". Global Railway Review. 28 April 2020.
- ^ "FRA publishes final rule to develop rail-road grade crossing action plans". Global Railway Review. 21 December 2020.
- ^ Few, John (4 April 2020). "Food trucks now allowed in interstate rest areas to serve commercial truck drivers". The Madison Record.
- ^ "Government Officials at the US Department of Transportation | US Department of Transportation".
- ^ Dean, Amy (11 April 2019). "People on the Move". Concrete Pavements.
- ^ Evers-Hillstrom, Karl (6 April 2022). "Lobbying world". The Hill.
Thank you for your attention and for considering these changes.DScottWolf (talk) 23:01, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Done- 1. Consider changing newspapers.com sources from the page image to the article clipping. (I prefer the clipping because if you click on the clipping and scroll down, there's OCR text that is easy to use if you want to quote from the article. )
- 2. Blogs are not generally considered to be reliable, but since Wheels Blog is posted by an official government source, it may pass muster. — Grand'mere Eugene (talk) 01:36, 22 November 2024 (UTC)
- Hi Grand'mere Eugene, thank you for taking the time to review all of this and implement. I appreciate your feedback. I see what you mean about the clip versus image citation for newspaper.com sources and will use this moving forward. I am working on finding additional sourcing for some additional updates on this page, so this was very helpful. DScottWolf (talk) 02:11, 26 November 2024 (UTC)
