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 NEWS  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974).  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  NEWS  MEDIA  CONTACT  March  10,  2003  David  Fiske  (202)  418-  0513 
 FCC  INSPECTOR  GENERAL  FEASTER  ANNOUNCES  STAFF  CHANGES  IN  THE  OFFICE  OF  INSPECTOR  GENERAL 
 Washington,  DC—  FCC  Inspector  General  H.  Walker  Feaster  III  today  announced  staff  changes  in  the  Office  of  Inspector  General.  Thomas  Bennett  has  been  named  to  the  newly 
 created  position  of  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  Universal  Service  Fund  (USF)  Oversight.  The  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  USF  Oversight  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  managing 
 effective  oversight  of  the  Commission’s  USF  program.  Mr.  Bennett  previously  served  as  the  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  Audits.  Mr.  Bennett  has  worked  in  the  Office  of  Inspector 
 General  in  various  capacities  since  1994  and  has  served  as  the  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  Audits  since  1999. 


 Thomas  Cline,  previously  serving  as  the  Director  of  Program  Audits,  has  been  named  as  the  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  Audits.  The  Assistant  Inspector  General  for  Audits  is 
 responsible  for  directing,  planning,  organizing  and  managing  the  work  of  the  Audit  Staff  and  for  effective  and  efficient  use  of  resources  consistent  with  the  Office  of  Inspector  General’s  audit 
 program  policy  and  directives.  Mr.  Cline  has  served  as  the  Director  of  Program  Audits  in  the  Office  of  Inspector  General  since  2000. 


 Robert  Shipp,  previously  serving  as  the  Director  of  Contract  Audits,  has  been  named  to  the  newly  created  position  of  Director  of  Contract  and  Performance  Audits.  The  Director  of 
 Contract  and  Performance  Audits  is  responsible  for  audits  of  Commission  contracts  and  for  performance  audits  of  Commission  program  and  operations.  Mr.  Shipp  has  worked  in  the  Office 
 of  Inspector  General  in  various  capacities  since  1996  and  has  served  as  the  Director  of  Contract  Audits  since  2000. 


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