WMATA taps Howell as assistant inspector general

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has appointed Kimberly Howell assistant inspector general for investigations.

The job involves overseeing the department's internal investigations into potential criminal fraud, waste and abuse, WMATA officials said today in a press release.

Howell joins WMATA after working at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where she served as director of the Office of Investigations. Her public service career spans almost 25 years.

Howell began her federal law enforcement career as a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service in 1993.