U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy welcomed four new top officials to the Department following their confirmation by the U.S. Senate on October 7, 2025, in an en bloc vote of 51-47. They are:
- Michael Rutherford to serve as the first Assistant Secretary for Multimodal Freight Infrastructure & Policy,
- Gregory Zerzan as General Counsel,
- Derek Barrs as the 8th Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and
- David Fink as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
At the Federal Railroad Administration, David Fink will work to carry out the agency’s mission to enable the safe, reliable and efficient movement of people and goods along a national rail network critical to the U.S. transportation system and economy.
– via Press Release
