The President today announced his intention to nominate John C. Layton to be Inspector General of the Department of Energy. He would succeed James R. Richards.
Since 1984 Mr. Layton has been Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury. Previously, he was Deputy Inspector General of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1983-1984; OIG Center Director, NASA Office of Inspector General, in 1982-1983; regional director of investigations, NASA Office of Inspector General, in 1980-1982; and on the investigative staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations in 1972-1980.
Mr. Layton graduated from Rider College (B.A., 1966). He was born October 9, 1944, in East Stroudsburg, PA, and now resides in Woodbridge, VA.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of John C. Layton To Be Inspector General of the Department of Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259795