Press Release - Continuation of John C. Layton as Inspector General of the Department of Energy

The President today announced that John C. Layton will continue to serve as Inspector General of the Department of Energy.

Since 1985 Mr. Layton has served as Inspector General of the Department of Energy. Prior to this, he served as Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury, 1984 - 1985; Deputy Inspector General of NASA, 1983 - 1984; and Director of Investigations for NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 1980 - 1983. In addition, he served as a special agent for the FBI.

Mr. Layton graduated from Rider College (B.S.C., 1966). He served in the U.S. Army Finance Corps, 1967 - 1969. He was born October 9, 1944, in Stroudsburg, PA, and currently resides in Woodbridge, VA.