Topic: Nancy Killefer

Nancy Killefer

President Barack Obama nominated Nancy Killefer to the new position of chief performance officer in his administration . Obama Appoints Virginian to CTO Post (April 18, 2009) In a letter to President Obama, Killefer wrote, "I have also come to realize in the ...
Obama names team to cut government costs; management consultant as chief performance officerPresident Barack Obama on Saturday named Jeffrey Zients, a longtime management consultant, as chief performance officer to head an effort to streamline government and cut costs.The selection of Zients ...

Who's Vetting These Guys?

Tom Daschle, the nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, has withdrawn his name for consideration in President Obama's Cabinet, the latest knock to the president's well-laid plans for efficient government reform.. Tax problems vexed Daschle, a former Senate majority ...
President Obama has nominated at least three people to high-ranking posts who became engulfed in controversy for failing to pay tax bills. Former Senator Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services and Nancy Killefer withdrew her ...
Obama's choice for federal performance chief is out; Killefer cites tax problem 'distraction'Nancy Killefer withdrew her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government on Tuesday, saying she didn't want her bungling of payroll taxes ...

Obama's budget czar quits in new tax storm

President Barack Obama's government ethics crusade took a fresh blow Tuesday when Nancy Killefer, his pick for White House budget czar withdrew, and become the latest nominee to fall foul of tax issues.Killefer said in a letter to Obama released ...
Obama's pick to shape up federal agencies has experience trying to fix the IRSNancy Killefer, the management consultant chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to make federal agencies work better for the public, has a lot of experience trying to improve the ...

Obama names overseer to slash waste in US budget

With the US deficit on course to top one trillion dollars, president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday appointed a veteran management consultant to scour the federal budget for wasteful spending.Two weeks from his January 20 inauguration, Obama said the appointment of former Treasury ...
Obama picks former Clinton administration official for performance auditing positionPresident-elect Barack Obama has chosen a former Clinton Treasury Department official to head up a new office that will closely follow how well federal programs are working.Obama on Wednesday announced he has ...