Retired Rear Admiral Edward “Sonny'' Masso has been named the new chief operating officer for the Department of Public Safety.
Masso served 32 years in the Navy and Navy Reserve including assignments as commander of the Navy Personnel Command/ deputy chief of Navy Personnel; deputy commander, Naval Surface Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, vice commander Naval Surface Forces Command; and assistant deputy chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education.)
More recently, Masso has served as a senior fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington D.C.
