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The Obama administration has announced the appointment of Amanda Simpson as a senior technical advisor to the US Department of Commerce, working in the Bureau of Industry and Security. Simpson, who has served on the National Center for Transgender Equality’s (NCTE) board of directors for the past three years, is the first transgendered presidential appointee to the federal government. Simpson brings considerable professional credentials to her new job. For 30 years, she has worked in the aerospace and defense industry, most recently serving as deputy director in advanced technology...Read full article

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