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Obama formally seeks agency-consolidation authority
President Barack Obama has officially asked lawmakers for the authority to consolidate and reorganize federal agencies as part of a first-step in merging several agencies related to business and trade. If Congress approves the legislation, Obama has said his first step would be to merge several business- and trade-related agencies into a single Cabinet-level department.
Tags: OMB , management , federal reorganization , John Boehner , Commerce Department , Orrin Hatch
Budget analysis: After unveiling budget, OMB works behind scenes
Frank Reeder, a principal at The Reeder Group and former OMB official, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss OMB's role in the ongoing budget process. Also, Robert Shea, a former OMB official with Grant Thornton, discussed the performance-management provisions of the 2013 budget request.
Tags: In Depth , management , budget , 2013 budget , Frank Reeder , The Reeder Group , defense budget , Leon Panetta , Timothy Geithner , Robert Shea , Grant Thornton
Senators ask OMB to intervene in retirement backlog
A new letter, signed by Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), calls on the Office of Management and Budget to take on the "urgent matter" of processing federal retirements. The letter comes a week after a Senate subcommittee hearing in which the Office of Personnel Management was taken to task for its handling of the longstanding backlog.
Tags: workforce , retirement , OPM , Mark Warner , Barbara Mikulski , Ben Cardin , OMB , John Berry , Congress , Senate , retirement backlog
Obama to nominate former SBA official Jordan to head OFPP
President Barack Obama announced Friday his plans to nominate Joseph Jordan, a former Small Business Administration official, to head the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Tags: SBA , Joseph Jordan , OMB , OFPP , Dan Gordon , Heidi Shyu
OMB to expand permit-tracking initiative
President Obama told the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Tuesday the administration would create performance metrics, track progress and adapt best practices for reducing the red tape for businesses.
Tags: technology , mangement , Barack Obama , White House , OMB , permitting dashboard , Interior Department , BLM , USDA , Forest Service , Council on Jobs and Competitiveness , Jason Miller
Obama to name Zients acting OMB director
The White House has announced Jeffrey Zients will serve as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget when current director Jack Lew steps down next month to become White House chief of staff.
Tags: OMB , people , management , budget , Jack Lew
Pitfalls ahead for potential OMB successors?
Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton and former associate director for administration and government performance at OMB, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the leadership changes at OMB as they unfold so close to budget time.
Tags: OMB , Jack Lew , Heather Higginbottom , budget , Congress , people , Grant Thornton , Robert Shea , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore
OMB's Jack Lew to take over as White House chief of staff
Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob "Jack" Lew will take over as White House chief of staff, as William Daley, the current top aide to the President, has announced his departure.
Tags: OMB , people , William Daley , White House , Jack Lew , Heath Higginbottom , Jack Moore
NTEU conference features OMB's Jeffrey Zients
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , OMB , NTEU , Max Cacas
Improving your agency's performance, with AU's Robert Tobias and OPM's John Berry
Tags: management , best practices , workforce , John Berry , Office of Personnel Management , Robert Tobias , American University , Office of Management and Budget
