Meet OMB's New Acting Director

As Peter Orszag exits the top slot at the Office of Management and Budget today, the agency has named an interim successor: Jeffrey Zients, who currently serves as deputy director for management and the first federal chief performance officer.

Zients was featured in an in-depth cover story in the January issue of Government Executive. He'll occupy the top position at OMB pending the confirmation of Jacob Lew, who President Obama nominated to succeed Orszag earlier this month.

Politico reported that Rob Nabors, who had previously served as Orszag's deputy until moving over to become senior adviser to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, will head back to OMB as as acting deputy director. Jeff Liebman, who had been the acting deputy, is returning to a teaching post at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.