Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget

2012-05-24Executive Order 13615
Signed by: Barack Obama
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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.

Real World Impact:
  • 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.
Topics: government operations, leadership succession, budget office, continuity planning

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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