District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors Vince Micone Confirmation Resolution of 2025

MURIELBOWSERMAYOR
December16,2025
The HonorablePhilMendelson
Chairman
CounciloftheDistrictofColumbia
JohnA.WilsonBuilding
1350 PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW, Suite504
Washington,DC 20004
DearChairmanMendelson:
Inaccordancewithsection2oftheConfirmationActof1978,effectiveMarch3,1979(D.C.Law2-
142;D.C.OfficialCode§1-523.01),andpursuanttosection204oftheWaterandSewerAuthorityEstablishmentandDepartmentofPublicWorksReorganizationActof1996,effectiveApril18,1996(D.C.Law 11-111;D.C.OfficialCode§ 34-2202.04),Iam pleasedtonominatethefollowing
individual:
Mr.VinceMicone
ManchesterPlace,NW
Washington,DC 20011
(Ward4)
forappointmentasanalternateDistrictresidentmemberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheDistrictofColumbiaWaterandSewerAuthority,fillingavacantseatformerlyheldbyAnthonyGiancola,fortheremainderofan unexpiredtermtoendSeptember12,2027
Enclosed,youwillfindbiographicalinformationdetailingtheexperienceoftheabove-mentionednominee,togetherwithaproposedresolutiontoassisttheCouncilduringtheconfirmationprocess.
Iwould appreciatetheCouncil’searliestconsiderationof thisnominationforconfirmation.Please
do nothesitatetocontactme, or StevenWalker,Director,Mayor'sOfficeofTalentand
Appointments,shouldtheCouncilrequireadditionalinformation.
Sincerely,
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~~ amnanPhil Mendelson
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Vince Micone to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer
Authority Board of Directors.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the "District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of
Directors Vince Micone Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Vince Micone
Manchester Place, NW
Washington, DC 20011
(Ward 4)
as an alternate District resident member of the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia
Water and Sewer Authority, in accordance with section 204 of the Water and Sewer Authority
Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, effective April 18,
1996 (D.C . Law 11-111; D .C. Official Code§ 34-2202.04), filling a vacant seat formerly held by
Anthony Giancola, for the remainder of an unexpired term to end September 12, 2027.
Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Vincent Micone’s Resume - page 1
VINCENT N. MICONE, III
Summary of Qualifications
Senior executive at five federal Cabinet agencies, including service as Acting Secretary. Trusted leader with
sound business acumen and proven ability to manage transformational change, build coalitions, and deliver
results in multibillion-dollar organizations. Executive-level experience in public and nonprofit sectors.
Executive Experience
Acting Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor, 2025
Led a federal Cabinet agency with a mission to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage
earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities
for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
• Designated to serve as Acting Secretary to ensure continuity during the Presidential transition
period at the beginning of an Administration until leadership was confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
• Oversaw daily operations of agencies focused on employment and training, mine safety,
occupational health and safety, veterans’ employment, disability employment, international labor
affairs, workers’ compensation, and the enforcement of federal minimum wage, overtime pay,
recordkeeping, and child labor requirements.
• Led career and non-career leadership through a period of significant organizational change,
including the implementation of major policy shifts and workplace optimization efforts.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, U.S. Department of Labor, 2023-2025
Served as the Department’s senior career leader, with oversight of mission support centers with a budget of
$230 million and a workforce of nearly 800 nationwide.
• Led recruitment, training, staffing, labor relations, employee relations, and Equal Employment
Opportunity programs for a 14,000-person Cabinet agency.
• Oversaw budget and procurement operations for goods and services valued at $3.4 billion, with
38% spent on small and disadvantaged businesses.
• Served as the Department’s Senior Real Property Officer, with responsibility for 25.7 million square
feet of space at 486 locations nationwide, including headquarters and regional offices.
• Oversaw security, emergency planning, and other business operations.
• Established a consolidated Office of Field Operations, streamlining six independent regional
operations into business centers handling budget and financial management, space, security, and
continuity programs for the Department’s employees around the country.
Executive Director for Enterprise Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, 2021-2023
Led a shared services delivery program providing human capital, acquisition, and information technology
business solutions. Reported to the Department’s Deputy Secretary. Managed a $70 million budget and
workforce of 270.
• Led human capital operations, including recruitment, orientation, training, classification, staffing,
compensation, benefits administration, and workforce planning.
• Led acquisition services portfolio and strategic sourcing efforts with net obligations of $672 million
with 98.5% awarded within 120 days.
• Executed surge hiring program to quickly staff programs authorized and funded through the
American Rescue Plan Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Vincent Micone’s Resume - page 2
Principal Deputy Special Inspector General, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2019-2021
Served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for a federal law enforcement and
independent audit agency that targeted financial crime and fraud, waste, and abuse in $1.8 billion in
programs authorized by the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act.
• Led all operations of the agency, including law enforcement, investigations, and audit programs.
• Oversaw $379.9 million in recoveries, 23 convictions, 37 prosecutorial referrals, 14 arrests, and 7
published audits.
• Recommended the U.S. Department of the Treasury extend mortgage relief benefits for those
impacted by pandemic-related unemployment, which was adopted.
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2017-2019
Planned, directed, and managed efforts to facilitate the Department’s relationship with Congress.
• Coordinated Congressional briefings and cleared hundreds of responses to correspondence. Led
support for the confirmation process. Reinstituted the Department’s Legislative Affairs Council.
• Reviewed proposed legislation and made recommendations on areas of potential improvement.
• Implemented a major staff realignment to improve resource efficiency. Filled critical, senior-level
positions that had been vacant for an extended period.
Senior Counselor and Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2009-2017
Principal staff officer for the Management Directorate, which included human resources, acquisition, budget,
financial management, procurement, security, information technology, facilities, and real property.
• Provided leadership, direction, and counsel on complex operational and policy issues.
• Led cross-Departmental efforts to enhance management integration and risk mitigation.
Restructured the system of internal delegations and directives to streamline operations.
• Led the Department’s employee engagement efforts and established the Secretary’s Awards
program.
Vice President for Development, Partnership for Public Service, 2008-2009
Cultivated corporate, foundation, and individual donors for nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on
government transformation.
• Established corporate sponsorship programs and integrated the fundraising programs of the
Council for Excellence in Government when it merged with the Partnership for Public Service.
Early Career: Presidential Management Fellow and HR leadership roles, U.S. Department of Justice
Professional and Civic Engagement
Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area and Mid-Atlantic, 1996 to 2025
• Led the government’s charitable giving campaign, resulting in over $800 million in contributions.
National Academy of Public Administration, 2016 to present
• Elected as a Fellow and currently serving on the Board of Directors and Development Committee.
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 1999-2007, and 2024 to present
• Elected to represent neighborhood issues before city officials in six municipal elections.
District of Columbia Commission on National and Community Service, 2000-2008
• Appointed as chairperson for the city’s oversight body for AmeriCorps grants and programs.
Reserve Police Officer, 2002-2009
• Served in the first Special Liaison Unit in Washington, DC’s Metropolitan Police Department.
Education
Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Sterling Franklin Fellow
Bachelor of Arts, Arizona State University, School of Public Policy, Scholar of the Year
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xecutive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
V
ince Micone
Mr
. Vince Micone was most recently the Acting Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Labor after previously holding the career position of
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations. As Deputy Assistant
Secretary, he had overall leadership responsibility for policy and
operations encompassing human resources, facilities, procurement, civil
rights, emergency management, security, administrative services, and
employee safety and health. In this role, he provided day-to-day oversight
to more than 800 employees nat ionwide. Mr. Micone served as Acting
Secretary to ensure continuity during the presidential transition period at
the beginning of the current administration.
Mr. Micone previously served as Executive Director for Enterprise
Services at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where he led a shared services program providing
customers with world-class IT, acquisition, HR, and financial management solutions. He served
in the U.S. Department of the Treasury as Chief Operations Officer for a federal law enforcement
agency. Mr. Micone also held executive leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security, including Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Senior Counselor,
and Chief of Staff for Management. He began his federal service through the Presidential
Management Fellows program at the U.S. Department of Justice.
Additionally, for over twenty years, Mr. Micone served as Co- Chairperson of the Combined
Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area, the federal government’s workplace giving
campaign. Under his leadership, the campaign raised over $800 million in charitable contributions
for tens of thousands of non- profit organizations. He was appointed to the District of Columbia
Commission on National and Community Service and served as the Commission’s chairperson.
Mr. Micone earned his Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University and his Master of Public
Administration from University of Southern California.

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: November 21, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Vince Micone to the District
of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Board of Directors
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced resolution and
found it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not
hesitate to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at
202-727-0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish