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Finfrock, Arlan

Associate Administrator for Administration

Arlan Finfrock became the Associate Administrator for Administration for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in January 2019. In this capacity, he provides executive direction and oversight to 151 employees across the Offices of Information Technology, Human Resources, the Freedom of Information Act Program, Data Services, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program, the Directives Program, and Management Services, which provide full administrative support to 2,670 FHWA employees located in 73 offices nationwide.  Since 2020, he has played a lead role in FHWA's COVID-19 Pandemic response.

 

Prior to this position, he served as the Director of the Office of Acquisition and Grants Management.  Arlan also served in the SES position of Deputy Director for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Acquisition and Grants Office.  There, he provided leadership to NOAA's $3 billion annual contracting and grants program.

 

Arlan spent the first twenty years of his career at FHWA, working in wide range of acquisition and grants management functions.  From March 2011 to June 2012, he served as the Chief of Acquisition and Grants Operations where he led contracting and assistance support for FHWA Headquarters program offices.  Other roles he has held include Division Chief for Assistance Agreements and Acquisition Services; Contracting Officer - Team Leader supporting the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center; and Contract Specialist.  He began his career with FHWA in 1992 through the cooperative education program.

 

Arlan has been recognized with a number of awards including the Secretary of Transportation's Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement for his leadership with the Department of Transportation's COVID-19 National Health Emergency response (2020), the Secretary of Transportation's the Silver Medal for Meritorious Achievement for leading an innovative Acquisition and Grants program (2011), the FHWA Administrator's Heartland Award (2020), and the FHWA Administrator's Award for Superior Achievement.  He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration and a Master of Business Administration from George Mason University.  Arlan resides in Clifton, VA and enjoys spending time with his wife and sons, travelling, following the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Cardinals, and improving his golf game.

 

 


 




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