WASHINGTON – Grady Cothen, the FRA’s deputy associate administrator for safety standards, announced Oct. 22 he is retiring in March 2010, following 41 years in federal service.

The FRA’s human resources specialist, Nancy Coyle, said Oct. 22 that a formal vacancy announcement will be made Oct. 26, with applications accepted through Nov. 27. Cothen said he is remaining at the FRA until March to give him time to work with his successor in a smooth transition.