Chief Performance Officer of the United States

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 new post concentrates on the federal budget and government reform. 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]

The title "chief performance officer" originated with the publication of the book Chief Performance Officer: Measuring What Matters, Managing What Can be Measured in 2003 by Tony Politano.^[3] Several large corporations such as Yahoo and NEC have created CPO positions.^[4]

See also

• Inspector General
• Ombudsman

References

External links

• Obama poised to name chief performance officer
• RealClearPolitics.com: Killefer Withdraws (full text of Killefer's letter in request that Obama withdraw her nomination)

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