In a meeting Aug. 13 with the entire Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) workforce, FMCSA Assistant Administrator and Chief Safety Officer Julie Anna Cirillo announced plans to retire at the end of 2002.

Her last workday will be Jan. 3, 2003.

Cirillo was the first leader of FMCSA, which was created through the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999. No announcement was made concerning her replacement.