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| Jeffrey Nesbit |
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.
Most recently deputy commissioner for communications at the Social Security Administration, Nesbit previously served as director of legislative and public affairs at the National Science Foundation, as well as associate commissioner for public affairs at the Food and Drug Administration.
Nesbit also founded climate communications non-profit Climate Nexus and was its executive director from 2011-2022.
“He is a seasoned strategist who has led communications at three federal agencies – including one of our very own, the FDA, where his communications strategies helped the federal government successfully take on the tobacco industry,” said DHHS secretary Xavier Becerra. “Jeff’s experience and expertise as a tested and trusted leader in public affairs will be instrumental in our efforts to communicate our work to enhance health and wellbeing for all.”
Kamara Jones, who had served as acting assistant secretary for public affairs while maintaining the responsibilities of her role as principal deputy assistant secretary of public affairs, will return to the latter role full-time.
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.
Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, will exit at the end of the month. Ben LaBolt, a longtime Biden adviser, will take the CD post.
