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| April Langwell |
April Langwell has joined the Marine Corps as the first civilian director of its communications directorate at the Pentagon.
She will serve as the Corps' lead PR strategist, responsible for planning and implementing communications/visual information and handling public outreach to foster trust in the service.
Langwell also will direct programs related to Marine Music programs and serve as the Navy's deputy chief of information for Marine Corps' issues.
Prior to the Corps, Langwell did an eight-year public affairs stint at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Diego office and a two-year run as PA director for the Navy's southwest region.
Most recently, she was PA chief for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
General Eric Smith, Assistant Commandant of the Marines, said the Corps is enthusiastic about gaining the leadership and experience of Langwell.
"It's imperative that the Corps continues to actively engage with the public through multimedia and outreach programs, and I remain confident the Marine Corps will truly benefit from her insight and strategic communication background," he said.
Erik Hotmire has rejoined the Securities and Exchange Commission as chief external affairs officer and director of the Office of Public Affairs.
California seeks a firm to handle a $3.5M marketing/ad program to promote awareness of, and increase sign-ups in, its job corps program. 
The National Highway Safety Administration has awarded its public education to Stratacomm following a competitive re-compete process.
Congress wants the FTC to probe whether TikTok violated child privacy laws when it launched a last-ditch lobbying blitz to defeat the bill requiring its owner, ByteDance, to divest it.
Jeffrey Nesbit, who served as communications director for former vice president Dan Quayle, is named assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
