Linda Swacina is the deputy administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

From September 2001 until her selection to this position Swacina served as assistant administrator for staff services in FSIS. From 1998-2001 she was director of the Congressional and Public Affairs Office for the agency, after having served as director of its [then] Legislative Liaison Office from 1992-98. She joined FSIS in 1988, working primarily as a public affairs specialist and a legislative analyst.

From 1985-88 Swacina served as a staff assistant in the Office of Domestic Policy for [then] Vice President George H.W. Bush, concentrating on agricultural, energy, and environmental issues. She worked as a legislative assistant for several Members of Congress from 1980-85, concentrating mainly on defense and foreign affairs issues.

Maggie Glavin, the previous deputy administrator of FSIS, is now the assistant commissioner for counterterrorism policy at the Food and Drug Administration. •