In the past week women have broken the gender barrier at the FBI’s New York office. First Janice Fedarcyk was named the first woman to head the office.
And on Thursday, the FBI announced that Mary E. Galligan will become the first woman special agent in charge at the office. She will head up up Cyber/Special Operations.
Galligan is currently is chief inspector overseeing the Office of Inspections, the FBI said.
Galligan will replace Amy L. Pickett, who filled in as an acting special agent in charge in New York.
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