Malcom A. Shorter is an accomplished administrative and financial professional who has offered his expertise in government relations and operational management at USDA for over a decade. In February 2023, Shorter was selected as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration. He previously served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration from March 2021 and from June 2013 through December 2016. Shorter also served as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Administration from January 2017 through September 2017. Shorter has also served as the Associate Deputy Chief for Business Operations in the U.S. Forest Service, providing leadership for the Agency’s Office of Information Technology, the National Job Corps Program, and the National Enterprise Program. Earlier in his career, was the Staff Director for the House Committee on Veteran Affairs and held roles in the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Homeland Security. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army with more than 22 years of service. Shorter graduated from Rutgers University with a Bachelor of Science in Economics. He also holds a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University.
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