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Nancy Killefer Drops Out Amid Controversy

By Tony on
President Barack Obama created a new Federal position, titled the "Chief Performance Officer", to set operational and performance targets for federal agencies and then to hold senior leaders responsible for reaching those targets.  Unfortunately his first pick for the CPO seat failed to pay her taxes.  Nancy Killefer withdrew from consideration amid controversy about her failure to pay unemployment taxes for household help. I recognize that your agenda and the duties facing your chief...Read Full Story

Obama selects Zients as chief performance officer

 From ap.org
President 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 comes after Obama's first choice for the newly created position, Nancy Killefer, withdrew in February over tax problems. Zients, a founder and managing partner of the investment firm Portfolio Logic, will also serve as a deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Obama also named...Read Full Story

Associated Press Video | Obama Names Nancy Killefer Chief Performance Officer

By ChrisTV on  From webtvhub.com
“President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday named Nancy Killefer as his administration’s chief performance officer, creating a new White House position as part of an effort to eliminate government waste and improve efficiency.” (Video description) So the bottom line is that Obama is creating a new position in government to oversee the government becoming more efficient. 1.) Why weren’t things being monitored before? 2.) Isn’t Obama just creating more debt by creating this position which, no...Read Full Story

Nancy Killefer: Obama's Chief Performance Officer

By wijda on  From purewallphotos.blogspot.com
(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday will announce his pick for "chief performance officer," a newly created position that will work on the federal budget and to reform government, a Democratic official told CNN. Barack Obama has selectedRead Full Story

Political Talk :: Another one bites the dust.

By Studio1714 on  From flinttalk.com
Author: twotap Subject: Another one bites the dust. Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:55 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 0 The chosen one must have his head farther up his ass than I thought. Smartest man in the world. Official: Performance czar withdraws candidacy Feb 3 10:41 AM US/Eastern By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN and LIZ SIDOTI Associated Press Writer Comments (84) Second Major Obama Administration Nominee to Withdraw 98 Flashback: Daschle Pushes For No Mercy Prosecution...Read Full Story

Nancy Killefer was slated to be the new Chief Performance Officer in the Obama administration.  However, she withdrew from consideration because of a failure to pay taxes on her household help.

Nancy Killefer was a Senior Director and Head of the Washington DC office of McKinsey & Company, the global management consultancy. She left McKinsey & Company from 1997 to 2000 to serve as Assistant Secretary for Management, CFO, and COO at the United States Department of the Treasury. After returning to McKinsey in 2000, she joined the IRS Oversight Board, a public-private entity akin to a corporate board that oversees the IRS. She served there from 2000 to 2005 and was its Chairperson from 2002 to 2005.

Killefer received her M.B.A. from the Sloan School of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds a B.A. with honors in economics from Vassar College. Prior to business school, Killefer worked as an associate at Charles River Associates, a microeconomics consulting firm.

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