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for policy at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Immediately prior to joining the FHWA, Nottingham served as counsel to the House Committee on Government Reform. From 1999-2002, he served as Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Commissioner and vice chairman of the Commonwealth Transportation Board in Virginia. As chief executive officer of the Virginia Department of Transportation, Nottingham managed a workforce of more than 10,000 employees and an annual budget of $3 billion. Previously, Nottingham served as chief of staff for U.S. Reps. Bob Goodlatte and Tom Davis of Virginia. In addition, he held legislative positions in the private sector and at the Department of Justice. Nottingham holds a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a J.D. from George Mason University School of Law.
William N. (Bill) Outlaw has been appointed the FHWA's director for public affairs. He joins the agency after nine years as director of communication for The Road Information Program (TRIP), a non-profit transportation research group. Outlaw also has worked as press secretary to U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (SC), as a press officer at the U.S. Agency for International Development and as press secretary for former Delaware Gov. Pete DuPont's 1988 presidential campaign. Outlaw was elected a vice president of the Washington chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and received the Diamond Award in June 2001 for his professional service to the chapter. In addition, he is an adjunct instructor at The George Washington University's Center for Professional Development and is a journalism instructor at the Institute for Experiential Learning. Outlaw holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in communication from the University of South Carolina. He served in the U.S. Air Force, including in Vietnam.
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