another qualified appointee?
 

http://www.hhs.gov/about/bios/asphep.html

Our pandemic guy...

Prior to joining HHS, Simonson served as corporate secretary and counsel for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK).

From 1995-1999, Simonson was Legal Counsel to Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson. In the Governor's Office, Simonson also directed policy development for crime and corrections and coordinated the state's public safety agencies.

Simonson is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1986 and Juris Doctor degree in 1994.

https://www.mmrs.fema.gov/news/publichealth/2005/jun/nph2005-06-17.aspx

"Simonson admitted in the May 4 letter to Grassley that the press release touting VaxGen's vaccine as more effective than the licensed vaccine was unsupported by current science. "

Hmmm. Maybe still more qualified than the new proposed head of the immigration service (ICE) who just married the Chief of Staff to Chertoff, and appears to have had a lot of 'go-fer' jobs around the administration.