WMATA names Mobbs counsel to inspector general

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has appointed Michael Mobbs counsel to the inspector general, effective Aug. 5. He will report to Inspector General Geoffrey Cherrington.

Mobbs most recently served as general counsel to the inspector general at the U.S. Department of State. Over the past decade, he has served as general counsel to the inspectors general at the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Mobbs joined the federal government in the 1980s after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve in the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms negotiations as the secretary of defense’s senior representative. He later helped shape the policy direction for U.S.-Soviet arms control and then returned to private practice.

Mobbs rejoined public service following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and served in President George W. Bush's administration in the global war on terrorism.

"[His] extensive experience ... in the federal government under multiple administrations, as well as the private sector, will be an asset to Metro," said Cherrington in a press release. "His legal expertise and oversight of homeland security, diplomacy and major reconstruction efforts will help to stamp out fraud, waste, abuse and corruption within Metro."