Michael P. Jackson

Michael P. Jackson was nominated January 2005 by President George W. Bush to be Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security. 

"Mr. Jackson currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of AECOM Technology Corporation, Government Services Group, in Fairfax, Virginia. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Deputy Secretary of Transportation at the Department of Transportation." 

Jackson served as a member of the Aldridge Commission. "Before coming to DOT, Jackson was chief operating officer of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s intelligent-transportation systems unit. From 1993 to 1997 Jackson was senior vice president with the American Trucking Associations. He had been chief of staff to then-DOT Secretary Andrew Card from 1992 to 1993. Jackson graduated with honors from the University of Houston and received a Ph.D. in political science from Georgetown University." 

Affiliations

 * Aerospace Commission, former member
 * American Enterprise Institute, researcher MarsBlog

SourceWatch Resources

 * Bush administration