Nomination of John W. Melchner To Be Inspector General of the Department of Transportation

The President today announced his intention to nominate John W. Melchner to be Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation. He would succeed Joseph P. Welsch.

Since 1982 Mr. Melchner has been serving as the Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, U.S. Department of Defense. Previously, he was Director of the Defense Audit Service and Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Audits), 1981-1982; budget analyst and later Deputy Director, Directorate for Program and Financial Control, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 1973-1977 and 1977-1981; auditor, Defense Audit Service, 1969-1973; and auditor at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, 1965-1969. While in the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Melchner was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Audit Agency, 1961-1965.

Mr. Melchner graduated from Manhattan College (B.B.A., 1961) and the University of Dayton (M.B.A., 1968). He is married, resides in Annapolis, MD, and was born July 30, 1938, in New York City.