Biden sets acting-director order for the Office of Management and Budget

President Joe Biden signed a January 3, 2025 executive order setting who could act as director of the Office of Management and Budget if both the director and deputy director were unable to serve. The order placed the deputy director for management first, then the executive associate director, associate directors over major program areas, the general counsel, procurement policy administrator, OIRA administrator, controller, and electronic government administrator. It relied on the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and revoked a 2012 OMB succession order. The action mattered because OMB controls budget review, regulatory review, procurement policy, federal management, and White House oversight of agency spending and policy proposals.