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Manufactured Comings And Goings
by Heather Greenfield
A veteran congressional staffer with extensive experience in manufacturing issues is leaving Capitol Hill to become vice president of government relations and deputy director of the policy division for the National Association of Manufacturers.
Aric Newhouse was chief of staff for Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio. He also handled foreign affairs, trade, tax and tort reform issues as Voinovich's legislative assistant and legislative director. Before working for Voinovich, Newhouse was a legislative assistant and legislative correspondent to former Rep. Michael Oxley, R-Ohio.
"With more than a decade of Hill experience, Aric has obviously developed a keen understanding of the legislative process," said Jay Timmons, NAM's senior vice president of policy and government relations. "More than that, he's served the citizens of one of America's great manufacturing states, so he's gained a deep appreciation of the people and the policy issues that shape the manufacturing economy."
Timmons said the issues NAM will be advocating this year are diverse, "from advocating energy security to promoting free and fair trade."
NAM also is losing an executive to the Bush administration. President Bush has nominated Executive Vice President Michael Baroody to serve as chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. NAM President John Engler praised the appointment, saying Baroody is "eminently qualified" and will bring "impartial judgment" to the agency.
"Mike Baroody has spent a lifetime in Washington serving in a variety of professional venues and has distinguished himself at every turn for his good sense, good judgment and good humor," Engler said. "During his years with the Labor Department during the Reagan administration, he was an effective advocate for policies that helped create millions of jobs and advance the interest of America's working men and women."
Engler said that while working with NAM, Baroody contributed "immeasurably" to its campaign to help manufacturing in the U.S. compete successfully in the global marketplace.
"As chairman of the CPSC, he will be just as tireless in advocating for sound policy to enhance consumer safety," Engler said. He said he is also optimistic about Baroody's ability to bring people of disparate views together to reach consensus.
Longtime Telecom Veteran Leaves Government
After 27 years of government service, most recently at National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Office of Spectrum Management, Fred Wentland has left the Commerce Department for the private sector. He has accepted an offer from Freedom Technologies as a senior vice president.
Wentland previously was associate administrator for the NTIA's office of spectrum management. Most recently he was leading implementation of key aspects of the president's spectrum policy for the 21st century.
Wentland spent 22 years with the U.S. Air Force as an officer, including work in the area of communications and satellites and seven years with the Joint Spectrum Center. One of his major achievements with the Air Force was helping with NASA's Gemini/Apollo programs as a flight controller at Houston and also on the first lunar landing in July 1969.
"Fred's expertise and dedication to the field are well-known to both regulators and government and private-sector spectrum management experts," Freedom Technologies President Janice Obuchowski said.
Trading Trade Places
The former chief investment negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has moved over to the Senate Finance Committee.
Amber Cottle has joined the Democratic staff of the committee as international trade counsel. Cottle will focus on issues like trade-negotiating authority, trade enforcement, U.S. deals with Latin American countries, the World Trade Organization, and intellectual property.
She has 10 years of experience in trade law and policy. In her most recent position at USTR, she negotiated the investment provisions of U.S. pacts with Morocco, Oman, South Korea and Thailand, and supervised the negotiation of such provisions for several other agreements.
"I am delighted to welcome Amber to my staff," said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. "She brings a wealth of international trade experience from both inside and outside the government and will be a driving force as we work to expand market access abroad for U.S. farmers, ranchers and other exporters, and to enforce our trade laws here at home."
Also on the Hill, Kyra Jennings is leaving as communications director to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., but is not going far. She switched over this week to work at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee with a handful of former staffers to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
Jennings will be the DCCC's Southern regional press secretary. Pedro Ribeiro will be Lofgren's press secretary.
Honors In Physics And Web Design
James Bergquist, a physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colo., has won the 2007 Herbert Broida prize in physics.
The award recognizes outstanding experimental advancements in the fields of atomic and molecular spectroscopy or chemical physics. Bergquist is recognized for his key contributions to ultra-high-resolution laser spectroscopy and achievement of "accurate optical frequency standards." He developed an atomic clock based on oscillations of a single mercury ion, the first atomic clock operating at optical frequencies to outperform today's time standards based on microwave frequencies.
The prize was established in 1979 to remember the accomplishments of Broida, who was a physics professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Democrats for the House Science Committee in the 109th Congress, meanwhile, received recognition for having one of the best Hill Web sites. The panel received the Gold Mouse Award, the highest honor issued by the nonprofit Congressional Management Foundation.
The site was one of 615 evaluated in a report released last week that analyzed all congressional Web sites, committees (both majority and minority sites), and official leadership sites. Only 18 sites received the Gold Mouse. Twenty-seven were recognized with silver awards, and 40 received the bronzes.
"I hope our site can continue to be a valuable informational tool for anyone in search of science and technology information - whether it's a teacher in search of lesson plans, a student who needs questions answered or any concerned citizen who likes to stay informed on the work of Congress," said Committee Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn.
Quote Of The Week
"I built the Web out of frustration" because "I needed it."
-- Timothy Berners-Lee, speaking to a House subcommittee about language or system barriers to technologies that preceded the World Wide Web is credited with creating.
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