President Donald J. Trump has nominated Katherine Andrea Lemos to be a member of the US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board for a 5-year term. Lemos has previously served in the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, according to the announcement. She is currently the director of autonomous systems for Northrop Grumman’s aerospace sector. According to the announcement, she has a background in system safety, accident investigation, human factors, and advanced technology research and integration. The independent board investigates chemically related industrial accidents and has been operating for 20 years. Nominations to the CSB must be confirmed by the Senate. Lemos’s nomination comes as a surprise because Trump has three times tried to eliminate funding for the board. The board has only three of its five member positions filled; the current members’ terms expire in December, February 2020, and August 2020. The board has been operating

    Katherine Lemos comes from Northrop Grumman, FAA, and NTSB


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    Trump nominates new CSB member


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    2019-06-24




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