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Notification and Federal Employees Antidiscrimination

No F.E.A.R.

On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted the “Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002,” Public Law 107-174, which is now known as the No FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act is to “require that Federal agencies be accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws.” In support of this purpose, Congress found that “agencies cannot be run effectively if those agencies practice or tolerate discrimination.” Public...

Accessibility and the Maritime Administration

As an agency of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Maritime Administration is committed to providing access to all users. To ensure this success, we are in the process of complying with the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.In order to meet this requirement, we ask for your input about the ease of accessibility of the web site. If you have comments or suggestions, please contact the Chief Information...

Web Policies

Thank you for visiting the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) Maritime Administration web site. This page summarizes the policies and responsibilities for the Maritime Administration web site for external audiences.This public web site is a means to successfully convey information and services to the public and to conduct business electronically. The Maritime Administration works hard to ensure that the delivery of information is done in a secure manner while focusing on the quality and...

Associate Administrator for Intermodal Systems Development

Lauren K. Brand

Lauren K. Brand, PPM, a member of the Senior Executive Service, became the Associate Administrator for Intermodal System Development on January 26, 2015. In this capacity, Mrs. Brand directs a national port infrastructure modernization program in excess of $1.3 billion – a program that includes TIGER discretionary funds. She is responsible for the continued development of the marine highway initiative and manages the Agency’s offshore energy licensing...

Director, Office of Policy and Plans

Douglas McDonald

Doug McDonald rejoined MARAD as Director of the Office of Policy and Plans in May 2014. Doug came to MARAD from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) where he served as an Interagency Program Manager for the USACE Navigation Data Center (NDC) for 11 years. Additionally, he was the Program Manager for the USACE Civil Works Business Intelligence Investment, providing decision support for the USACE Civil Works budget, and served as Acting Director of NDC....

Associate Administrator for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer

Lydia Moschkin

Lydia Moschkin is a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES). She is currently the Associate Administrator for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer (CFO). She is responsible for the oversight of all financial management and budget activities relating to the programs and operations of the Maritime Administration (MARAD. She is responsible for the Agency’s budget formulation, proper utilization of and accounting for Agency resources, and status of...