Acting Associate Administrator for Program Management

Corey Walker is the Acting Associate Administrator for FTA’s Office of Program Management. In that role, he oversees the Office of Transit Programs, the Office of Capital Project Management, and the Office of Grants Management and Guidance. Collectively, these offices administer a national program of capital and operating assistance by directing program implementation through FTA's regional offices. The office provides procedures and program guidance to assist the field staff and grant recipients in grant program administration and grant management requirements and manages FTA’s Project Management Oversight and real estate programs.
 
In addition to his role as Acting Associate Administrator, Mr. Walker serves as the Director of the Office of Capital Project Management which manages the oversight of more than 150 major public transportation construction projects across the country and administers the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (Uniform Act) for FTA-funded projects.
 
Mr. Walker has served in various roles at FTA since 2006 including as the Director of the FTA Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Safety Oversight Team and as a General Engineer in FTA Region 3 overseeing Washington, DC-area major capital transit projects. Mr. Walker has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University and is a Professional Engineer licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.