David Williams is a Distinguished Professor at the Schar School of Government and Policy at George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Williams is also a Fellow with the National Academy for Public Administration. Until April 2020 he served as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors for the United States Postal Service. Prior to these positions, Williams served as the Inspector General (IG) for the United States Postal Service for 13 years. Williams was responsible for a staff of over 1100 employees, located throughout the nation, conducting investigations and audits for the largest civilian federal agency with $70 billion in annual revenues, a workforce of 500,000 career employees and 31,000 facilities. In July 2011, Williams was appointed by the White House to serve as Vice Chairman of the Government Accountability and Transparency Board. The Board developed plans to enhance transparency for federal spending and to improve methods for detecting and acting upon fraud and waste in federal programs. In February 2015, the White House also appointed Williams to the Inter-Agency Advisory Committee to establish government-wide financial data standards for the purpose of promoting transparency, facilitating better decision-making, and improving government efficiency. In March 2014, Williams was honored as one of the Federal Computer Week’s Federal 100 leaders from government, industry and academia who had the greatest impact on the federal IT community. Williams was also recognized as one of Fierce Governments Fierce 15-recognition of federal employees and teams who have developed particularly innovative initiatives. In an earlier post, Williams served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation Operations at the Transportation Security Administration following 9/11. Williams also served as the IG for five federal agencies. He was first appointed by President George Bush to serve at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 1989; President William Clinton next appointed him to become the IG for the Social Security Administration in 1996 and then to the Department of Treasury in 1998. In 1999, he became the first IG at the Tax-Administration of the Department of Treasury, where he directed a staff of over 1000 to detect fraud, waste, and abuse. In 2001 President George Bush named Williams Acting IG for HUD, while he was also serving at the Department of Treasury. Williams served in U.S. Army intelligence and began his civilian career as a special agent in the United States Secret Service. Moving up the ladder, he served as Director of Operations in the Office of Labor Racketeering with the Justice Department Strike Force, while serving at the Department of Labor. During that period, he also served on President Reagan’s Commission on Organized Crime. He then served as the Director of the Office of Special Investigations at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Williams is the recipient of the Vietnamese Medal of Honor and the Bronze Star for service in ground operations in Vietnam.

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