The Department of Energy’s $8-billion Office of Environmental Management last week posted an updated organizational chart that now shows longtime federal supervisor Dae Chung as the acting head of the branch.
Chung’s formal title, according to the chart posted March 26, is acting principal deputy assistant secretary. Chung was made the acting chief a few weeks back by the Donald Trump administration following the departure of Candice Robertson, under the deferred resignation initiative.
Chung is overseeing nuclear cleanup issues at Cold War and Manhattan Project sites pending Senate confirmation of Tim Walsh, a Colorado real estate developer, to head Environmental Management. Walsh was nominated March 10 to be nominated to become Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management or EM-1.
The Walsh nomination was sent to both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee as well as the Senate Armed Service Committee. As of Wednesday, no date has been scheduled for a confirmation hearing.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources did hold a hearing Wednesday for the deputy secretary of energy nominee, James Danly.
