Comings and Goings

Every Monday on GovExec.com, Comings and Goings announces the arrivals and departures of top federal managers and executives. To submit an announcement, e-mail it to ksaldarini@govexec.com or fax it to 202-739-8511.

Dr. Gary L. Smith has been appointed deputy director for science and technology at the Central Intelligence Agency. Smith will assume duties from Joanne Isham, who is currently filling the position on an acting basis.

Theresa M. Fariello has joined the Energy department as deputy assistant secretary for international energy policy, trade, and investment issues. Fariello previously served as vice president for international relations at Occidental Petroleum Corp., in Los Angeles, Calif.

Energy Secretary Bill Richardson has selected Keith Klein to serve as the new manager of DOE's Richland Operations Office and Richard T. French as manager of the department's Office of River Protection. Klein will be leaving his position as acting manager for the Carlsbad Area Office. In his new position, French will be managing an environmental cleanup project of the 54 million gallons of radioactive waste stored in tanks at DOE's Hanford site.

President Clinton nominated Lt. Gen. John G. Coburn to be commanding general of the Army Materiel Command in Alexandria, Va. Coburn currently is deputy chief of staff for logistics in Washington.

Dr. Donald C. Daniel was recently chosen as the Air Force's new deputy assistant secretary for science, technology and engineering. Daniel will replace Dr. Helmut Hellwig. For four months in 1995, Daniel was the acting deputy assistant secretary for the office he will run and was instrumental in its setup.

Army Maj. Gen. James L. Campbell has taken command of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum in Fort Drum, N.Y. Campbell replaced Maj. Gen. Lawson W. Magruder III, who has commanded the division for more than two years. Magruder will become the deputy chief of staff, operations at U.S. Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, Ga.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has graduated its first class of Commissioned Corps recruits in four years. The NOAA Corps officers manage the agency's fleet of research ships and aircraft that gather data and conduct research for NOAA's environmental science mission. Recruits undergo training in ship management, bridge operations, radar plotting, navigation, fire fighting and other skills during the three- month basic officer training program.