CHICAGO (AP) — A committee of law enforcement and federal judiciary personnel is beginning to screen applicants to become the next head of the U.S. Marshals Service’s Chicago office, Illinois’ two U.S. senators announced Tuesday.

The Marshals Service said earlier this month that the previous director, Darryl McPherson, had been reassigned. Citing privacy rules, it gave no explanation for moving the 17-year Marshals Service veteran to a lower-level job.