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“We’ve built a grassroots campaign with unprecedented momentum to time as a civil rights lawyer in the
ensure we elect a leader who will serve our communities first and foremost: Department of Justice, to my years
funding our schools, supporting our small businesses, preparing us for the as OPM’s Chief of Staff, I’ve seen
technology of the future, and protecting the right to vote,” he said. the power that public service has to
“Experience matters significantly, and it’s clear that Shawn Still has the change lives, rebuild communities,
wrong kind of experience,” he said. and make our nation stronger. We
The young Indian-American’s campaign has also been endorsed by Con- have accomplished so much these
gresswoman Lucy McBath of Georgia’s seventh Congressional district. last three years at OPM, but I am
A native of Georgia, Ramaswami has worked with nonprofits, startups, most proud of the friendships and
and small businesses to use technology for public interest and create jobs. bonds we built together in public
As a civil servant, he worked at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Securi- service. Thank you most to the OPM
ty Agency (CISA) on cybersecurity and election security, working with state workforce for your service and ded-
and local election offices to secure the 2020 and 2022 elections. Ashwin also ication. We serve the people who
worked as a legal fellow in the Georgia Attorney General’s Consumer Pro- serve the nation – and without you,
tection Division. our country could not move forward.
Thank you.”
KIRAN AHUJA As the lead human resource of-
Longest serving OPM Director ficial in the Biden-Harris Adminis-
tration, Ahuja led efforts for nearly three years to recruit, retain, and honor
in a decade to step down more than 2.2 million federal employees. Under her leadership, OPM po-
sitioned the federal government as a model employer, helped thousands of
talented individuals join government service, and reinforced the agency’s role
as a strategic partner for federal agencies, as per the release.
he U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently announced Confirmed by the Senate in June 2021, Ahuja led efforts to empower fed-
that Director Kiran Ahuja will depart from her role in the next sever-
Tal weeks. Ahuja, the longest serving director in more than ten years, eral agencies to bring the best and brightest talent into government; ensure
every federal job is a good job; reset relationships with national union part-
leaves a lasting legacy of rebuilding the OPM workforce, championing federal ners; uphold and protect the country’s 140-year history of a nonpartisan, mer-
workers, and supporting federal agencies. Ahuja was confirmed as the first it-based civil service; and renew the government’s commitment to diversity,
South Asian and first Asian American woman to lead the agency. equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
“Serving in the Biden-Harris Administration, and in support of the 2.2
million federal workers who dedicate themselves to the American people, To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians, log on to and follow
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