WC Monitor
1/16/2015
IN CONGRESS
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) has been appointed to the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee. She represents a district downstream from Hanford that stretches along the Columbia River from the western boundary of Benton County, which includes much of Hanford, to the Pacific Ocean. She was named to the Appropriations Committee in November 2012.
New Mexico Sen. Martin Heinrich (D) is joining the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee. Heinrich previously served on the House version of the panel until 2012, but was not selected for the Senate subcommittee during his first two years in the upper chamber. The subcommittee will be chaired by Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), with Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) serving as ranking member. Other Republicans on the subcommittee include Sens. Jim Inhofe (Okla.), Deb Fischer (Neb.), Mike Lee (Utah), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), and Ted Cruz (Texas). Other Democrats on the panel include Sens. Bill Nelson (Fla.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with the Democrats.
IN THE INDUSTRY
Former URS executive Richard Wolfe has joined Fluor Government Group as a vice president for business development. He succeeds Don Sticinski, who is set to retire from Fluor in April following 14 years of service to the company. Most recently, Wolfe was based in Charlotte as a vice president for business development focusing on commercial nuclear business for URS. “Richard’s range of experience serves us well in capturing the many opportunities we have developed in our pursuit pipeline,” Bill Bodie, senior vice president of Fluor’s Government Group, said in a release issued this week. “Richard is a proven leader with a demonstrated ability to win work, negotiate, close contracts and develop talent.”
