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JayEtta Hecker

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Title & Affiliation
Director Physical Infrastructure Issues Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Bio

After 40 years of federal public service in the legislative and executive branches, Ms. Hecker is now working independently on national transportation policy reforms. She is currently working with both the Bipartisan Policy Council’s Transportation Project and RAND Corporation’s Science and Transporation practice. With 25 years at GAO, she served for the last 8 years as a Director of Physical Infrastructure Issues at GAO, responsible for directing GAO work on widely diverse surface, aviation, and maritime transportation programs, and telecommunications issues. She is a recipient of GAO’s Distinguished Service Award for excellence in leading GAO’s transportation work, including significant reviews on the challenges and need for restructuring the federal approach to surface transportation policy, the future role of intercity passenger rail, and the condition and performance of the airline industry. She has directed the work on hundreds of GAO reports and has served as GAO's lead witness before dozens of Congressional committees and subcommittees.