Mary Schiavo
American whistleblower, lawyer and former Inspector General of the USDOT / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Fackler Schiavo (pronounced [ˈskjaːvo]) is the former Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), where for six years she withstood pressure from within DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as she sought to expose and correct problems she perceived at the agencies. In 1997, after her stormy tenure at the DOT, Schiavo wrote Flying Blind, Flying Safe, which summed up her numerous concerns about the FAA's systemic flaws.
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Mary Schiavo | |
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Inspector General of the Department of Transportation | |
In office October 31, 1990 – July 8, 1996 | |
President | George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Raymond DeCarli (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Mario Lauro (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Education | Ohio State University, Columbus Harvard University (BA) New York University (JD) |
In 1987 and 1988, Schiavo, then known as Mary Sterling, handled Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requests as a special assistant to then US Attorney General Edwin Meese. From 1989 to 1990, she also served at the United States Department of Labor as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Management Standards. She also criticized the work of the 9/11 Commission.
Schiavo is interested in air safety, has represented many air-crash survivors, and appeared on investigative programs such as Frontline.[1]
Schiavo graduated from Harvard University and New York University.[2]