Office of Management and Budget

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Office of Management and Budget

Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503

Phone, 202-395-3080. Internet, www.whitehouse.gov/omb.

DIRECTOR Peter Orszag

Deputy Director Robert Nabors

Deputy Director for Management (vacancy)

Chief of Staff Jill Blickstein

Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement (vacancy)

Policy

Administrator, Office of Information and (vacancy)

Regulatory Affairs

Assistant Director for Management and Operations Lauren E. Wright

Assistant Director for Budget Elizabeth M. Robinson

Assistant Director for Legislative Reference James J. Jukes

Associate Director for Communications Kenneth Baer

Associate Director for Economic Policy Jeffrey Liebman

Associate Director for Education, Income Robert Gordon

Maintenance and Labor

Associate Director for General Government Xavier Briggs

Programs

Associate Director for Information Technology Vivek Kundra

and E-Government

Associate Director for Legislative Affairs Katherine Eltrich

Associate Director for National Security Steve Kosiak

Programs

Associate Director for Natural Resource Programs Sally Ericsson

Controller, Office of Federal Financial Daniel I. Werfel, Management Acting

General Counsel Preeta Bansal

Associate Director for Health Keith Fontenot

Executive Associate Director Jeffrey Liebman

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The Office of Management and Budget evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among Federal departments and agencies. It also controls the administration of the Federal budget, while routinely providing the President with recommendations regarding budget proposals and relevant legislative enactments.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, was established in the Executive Office of the President pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1939 (5 U.S.C. app.).

The Office's primary functions are:

--to assist the President in developing and maintaining effective government by reviewing the organizational structure and management procedures of the executive branch to ensure that the intended results are achieved;

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--to assist in developing efficient coordinating mechanisms to implement Government activities and to expand interagency cooperation;

--to assist the President in preparing the budget and in formulating the Government's fiscal program;

--to supervise and control the administration of the budget;

--to assist the...