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FedMentor of the Week: Rick Holgate

By Goldy Kamali

April 23, 2012

Assistant Director for Science & Technology / CIO, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives at U.S. Department of Justice Richard Holgate is our FedMentor of the Week!

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