Rick Scott Names Heads of Emergency Management and Corrections

On Tuesday, incoming Gov. Rick Scott named two key appointments -- Bryan Koon as state director of emergency management and Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner Edwin G. Buss to head up the Florida Department of Corrections.

Like Scott, Koon has a background in the private sector, heading up Wal-marts emergency management operations. A former naval officer, Koon also served in the White House Military Office on a number of issues including emergency management.

Buss has more of a background in public office, having served under Gov. Mitch Daniels who is considering launching a bid at the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Scott praised Buss record on financial issues, noting that he cut wasteful spending in Indiana and worked with private companies to lower costs to the taxpayers. Buss also served as superintendent of two prisons in Indiana.