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OST-R's Key Officials

Office of the Assistant Secretary
Seval Oz, Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Michael Halem, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
John Eitel, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Brian Buskard, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Ed Strocko, Director (Acting)
Vacant, Deputy Director

Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence
Taylor Lochrane, P.E., Ph.D., Director
Julie Kang, Ph.D., Deputy Director

Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
Brian Cronin, Director

National Coordination Office, Space-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing
Harold W. "Stormy" Martin III, Director

Positioning, Navigation and Timing & Spectrum Management
Christopher Erickson, Director

Office of Research, Development and Technology
Firas Ibrahim, Ph.D., Director

Office of Technology Policy and Outreach
Vacant, Director

Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure
Vacant, Deputy Director

Transportation Safety Institute (Oklahoma City, OK)
Pete Kramer, Director

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Cambridge, MA)
Gregg G. Fleming, Director
Stephen M. Popkin, Ph.D., Director for Research and Innovative Technology
Dabney Kern, Director for Operations
Cynthia Maloney, Director of Center for Policy, Planning, and Environment (Acting)
Stephen Popkin, Director of Center for Safety Management and Human Factors (Acting)
Rachael Sack, Director of Center for Infrastructure Systems and Technology (Acting)
Jonathan Walker, P.E., Ph.D., Director of Center for Communications, Navigation, Surveillance Systems, and Engineering

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