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== History ==
== History ==
Obama selected [[Nancy Killefer]] to be the first CPO/Deputy OMB Director for Management, but before the Senate could vote on her confirmation, she withdrew her nomination, citing a "personal tax issue" as a likely distraction for the Obama administration.<ref name="Muskal">{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Muskal |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/04/nation/na-nancy-killefer4 |title=Nancy Killefer withdraws as Obama's choice for performance officer |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 4, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905173510/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/04/nation/na-nancy-killefer4 |archivedate=September 5, 2009 }}</ref> [[Jeffrey Zients]] was nominated as CPO on April 18, 2009,<ref name="Silva">{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Silva |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/19/nation/na-obama-performance19 |title=Jeffrey Zients is Obama's pick for chief performance officer |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616110539/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/19/nation/na-obama-performance19 |archivedate=June 16, 2009 }}</ref> and confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009. He was succeeded by [[Beth Cobert]].
Obama selected [[Nancy Killefer]] to be the first CPO/Deputy OMB Director for Management, but before the Senate could vote on her confirmation, she withdrew her nomination, citing a "personal tax issue" as a likely distraction for the Obama administration.<ref name="Muskal">{{cite news|first=Michael |last=Muskal |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/04/nation/na-nancy-killefer4 |title=Nancy Killefer withdraws as Obama's choice for performance officer |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 4, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905173510/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/feb/04/nation/na-nancy-killefer4 |archivedate=September 5, 2009 }}</ref> [[Jeffrey Zients]] was nominated as CPO on April 18, 2009,<ref name="Silva">{{cite news|first=Mark |last=Silva |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/19/nation/na-obama-performance19 |title=Jeffrey Zients is Obama's pick for chief performance officer |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 19, 2009 |accessdate=2009-06-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616110539/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/19/nation/na-obama-performance19 |archivedate=June 16, 2009 }}</ref> and confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009. He was succeeded by [[Beth Cobert]].


== List of officeholders ==
== List of officeholders ==

Latest revision as of 08:14, 4 February 2025

Chief Performance Officer
of the United States
File:US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg
FormationJune 19, 2009
First holderJeffrey Zients

Chief Performance Officer of the United States (CPO) is a position in the Office of Management and Budget (within the Executive Office of the President of the United States), first announced on January 7, 2009, by then President-elect Barack Obama. The post concentrates on the federal budget and government reform.

History

Obama selected Nancy Killefer to be the first CPO/Deputy OMB Director for Management, but before the Senate could vote on her confirmation, she withdrew her nomination, citing a "personal tax issue" as a likely distraction for the Obama administration.[1] Jeffrey Zients was nominated as CPO on April 18, 2009,[2] and confirmed by the Senate on June 19, 2009. He was succeeded by Beth Cobert.

List of officeholders

No. Portrait Name Term of office President(s) served under
Start End
1 File:Jeffrey Zients official portrait.jpg Jeff Zients June 19, 2009 October 16, 2013 Barack Obama
2 File:Beth Cobert.jpg Beth Cobert October 16, 2013 July 10, 2015
Kathleen McGettigan (acting) July 10, 2015 January 20, 2017
3 File:Jason Miller, OMB Deputy Director.jpg Jason Miller April 28, 2021 Incumbent Joe Biden

See also

References

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