Providing an Order of Succession Within the Office of Management and Budget
Establishes Succession Order for Office of Management and Budget
What it does
The order directs which officials in the Office of Management and Budget will act as Director if both the Director and Deputy cannot serve.
Real-world impact
- Clarifies who will lead the federal budget office when top leaders are unavailable.
- Stops temporary Office of Management and Budget job-holders from automatically becoming acting Director.
- Revokes a prior 2012 succession order, updating Office of Management and Budget leadership rules.
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Summary
This order sets a clear line of who will serve as acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget when both the Director and Deputy Director die, resign, or cannot perform duties. It lists specific positions within the Office to fill the role and bars temporary job-holders from automatically serving. The order revokes a 2012 succession rule, preserves agencies' existing authorities, and aims to keep the federal budget office running without interruption.
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