Jan 21, 2025 · WASHINGTON – The Trump Administration has announced the appointment of Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.Maltz replaces Anne Milgram who departed the agency last week. Maltz is a passionate, dedicated, career special agent who served 28 years at DEA before retiring in 2014.

Jan 21, 2025 · Derek Maltz, a veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration, is expected to help lead Trump's effort to fight fentanyl traffickers with terror laws.

Feb 2, 2025 · Derek Maltz, the newly appointed DEA chief, told The Post in his first interview that he hopes to build a multinational “army of good to fight evil” in a no-holds-barred war against Mexican ...

orporating the DOJ’s priority International Organized Crime and Gang Operational programs into the center. Mr. Maltz played a vital leadership role in developing and implementing DOJ’s and Department of Homeland Security�.

Jan 22, 2025 · The Trump Administration has announced the appointment of Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration according to a press release on January 21. Maltz replaces Anne Milgram who departed the agency last week.

4 days ago · Derek Maltz, Trump’s pick to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration, served in a leadership role at a surveillance tech company that has won over $200 million in federal contracts.

Jan 21, 2025 · Former DEA Special Agent Derek S. Maltz Appointed Acting DEA Administrator. The appointee said in May that if science supports cannabis rescheduling ‘then so be it,’ but that it’s ‘crystal clear’ that ‘the Justice Department hijacked the rescheduling process, placing politics above public safety.’

Jan 21, 2025 · Maltz, whose 28-year DEA career included 10 years as special agent in charge of the agency’s Special Operations Division, assumes control from the agency’s previous chief, Anne Milgram. Maltz will inherit from Milgram an ongoing and contentious process to reclassify marijuana under federal law.

Jan 19, 2024 · Derek S. Maltz, who spent 28 years with the DEA and currently serves as the executive director of government relations for software company PenLink Ltd., will present "Fentanyl...