Pipeline Safety Agency’s Senior Leaders Exit Amid Trump Push (1)

Feb. 27, 2025, 6:39 PM UTC

More than half of the senior executives at a key US government regulatory body responsible for overseeing safety of the US pipeline system will depart the agency in the next three months, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg.

Several Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration employees have agreed to take voluntary resignation offers from the Office of Personnel Management, per an internal Feb. 21 memo from Acting Administrator Ben Kochman.

The exodus leaves the agency — crucial for maintaining the safe transport of materials, including refined fuels, natural gas and crude oil — without key leadership roles following the ...

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