Oliver Potts Selected as 9th Director of the Federal Register

[Cross-posted from National Archives internal blog, Declarations]

The National Archives and Records Administration and the Office of the Federal Register are pleased to announce the selection of Oliver Potts as the 9th Director of the Federal Register, effective August 9, 2015.

As Director, Potts will lead the Office of the Federal Register, which publishes the official text of Federal laws, Presidential documents, and administrative regulations and notices. The Office of the Federal Register also prepares descriptions of Federal organizations, programs and activities, coordinates the functions of the Electoral College, and administers the constitutional amendment process. As Director, Potts will lead continued change, including greater integration with NARA’s other open government, research, and information sharing programs and information systems.

Potts has served in the Federal government for more than 15 years, most recently as Deputy Executive Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he was responsible for oversight and coordination of HHS’s regulatory agenda. He also managed the Secretary’s regulatory policy review system and correspondence and records management operations.

Prior to his current position, Potts served as Director of the Civil Remedies Division, an administrative law tribunal at HHS. There he oversaw development of processes for publishing administrative law decisions on the internet, as well as the process for publishing procedural documents and standard litigation forms for customers. Potts also led the development and implementation of an internal tracking and reporting system and an electronic filing system to make filing appeals paperless.

Originally from New York City, Potts received a BA in Government and Politics from George Mason University and a JD from the University of Connecticut School of Law. He lives in Arlington, VA with his wife and their three children.