Nomination of June Gibbs Brown To Be Inspector General of the Department of Defense

The President today announced his intention to nominate June Gibbs Brown to be Inspector General of the Department of Defense. She would succeed Joseph H. Sherick.

Mrs. Brown is currently Associate Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Previously, she was vice president and chief financial officer of the System Development Corp., 1985-1986; Inspector General of NASA, 1981-1985; and Inspector General of the U.S. Department of the Interior, 1979-1981.

Mrs. Brown graduated from Cleveland State University (B.A., 1971; M.B.A., 1972) and the University of Denver School of Law (J.D., 1978). She was born October 5, 1933, in Cleveland, OH. Mrs. Brown is married and resides in Arlington, VA.