William N. Taylor II

William N. Taylor II was appointed Deputy Assistant Attorney General on January 2, 2024.  Mr. Taylor oversees the Internal Review and Evaluation Office, Office of General Counsel, Facilities and Administrative Services Staff, Departmental Ethics Office, Procurement Services Staff, Office of Records Management Policy, and the Office of Acquisition Management. He is also the Department’s Senior Procurement Executive (SPE), Suspension and Debarment Official (SDO) for procurement and non-procurement activities, Alternate Designated Agency Ethics Official (ADAEO), Made In America Senior Accountable Official, Senior Agency Official for Records Management (SAORM), and Federal Historic Preservation Officer.

He is a member of the Senior Executive Service and has a diverse background in administrative oversight and project management. Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Advisor to the previous Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Policy, Management, and Procurement (DAAG PMP) for a year and a half.  During the previous 8 years, he served as Executive Officer in the Office of the Pardon Attorney with oversight over all administrative functions, as well as programmatic management of presidential clemency programs across multiple administrations.  His career with DOJ began in 1994 when he was hired as an automated litigation support contractor with the Civil Division.  He later became a Federal employee in 2007 when he was hired as Supervisory Paralegal over the Environmental Crimes Section of the Environment & Natural Resources Division (ENRD).  From there, he held various leadership positions, including Case Manager for the Deepwater Horizon Criminal Task Force and ENRD’s Assistant Director of the Office of Litigation Support.