A federal commission to study new ways to pay for the nation's highway and transit systems now has an executive director.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta recently named Quintin C. Kendall the new executive director of the Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission. The 12-member panel will meet for the first time next Wednesday, May 24, in Washington, D.C.
Kendall joined the department as Mineta's White House liaison in June 2002 before becoming the deputy assistant secretary for management and budget in April 2005.