Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget
Headline: Establishes Line of Succession for the Office of Management and Budget
What it does: The order directs listed Office of Management and Budget officials to serve as Acting Director in the stated sequence when the Director and Deputy are unable to serve.
- Clarifies which senior Office of Management and Budget officials will step in as Acting Director.
- Bars officials already serving in acting roles from becoming Acting Director.
- Revokes the prior 2005 OMB succession order, updating leadership rules.
Summary
This order establishes a clear order of succession for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). It lists specific senior OMB officials who will act as Director if both the Director and Deputy Director die, resign, or cannot perform their duties.
The order also bars anyone who is already serving in an acting role from becoming Acting Director by virtue of that acting status, requires eligibility under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, allows the President discretion to choose a different acting Director, and revokes the prior 2005 succession order.
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