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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 1/7/2009
Obama to name 'chief performance officer'
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(CNN) — Two Democratic officials confirm Nancy Killefer will be unveiled as chief performance officer, a newly-created position focused on bringing back fiscal order. The official announcement will be made at 10:15 a.m. in Washington. Killefer is currently an official at McKinsey & Company.       
chicagotribune.com - 1/8/2009
Chief Performance Officer Nancy Killefer faces a political pork fight -
— chicagotribune.com — Appointed by President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday to the new position of chief performance officer, Nancy Killefer... faces a struggle as old as government itself: vanquishing the forces of pork politics while trying to cut waste. Killefer, head of ... (more) Chief Performance Officer Nancy Killefer faces a ...

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blogs.wsj.com - 1/7/2009
Obama’s Remarks on His Pick for Chief Performance Officer
— blogs.wsj.com — The prepared remarks of President-elect Barack Obama in Washington on his pick for White House chief performance... officer. Good morning. By now, we all know that we are facing a crisis in our economy, one that requires immediate and decisive ... (more) Obama’s Remarks on His Pick for Chief Performance Officer

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blogs.abcnews.com - 1/7/2009
Obama to Tomorrow Introduce New Person for New Job -- Chief Performance Officer
— blogs.abcnews.com — President-elect Obama will be introducing his new Chief Performance Officer (CPO) on Wednesday morning. This is a... new position designed to combat waste and improve efficiency. On this week when the President-elect has been talking a great deal about ... (more) Obama to Tomorrow Introduce New Person for New Job -- ...

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Obama Creates New Post: Chief Performance Officer
Politics Daily — Filed under: Democrats, Barack Obama, Breaking News, Obama AdministrationVia CNN: Two Democratic officials confirm Nancy Killefer will be unveiled as chief performance officer, a newly-created position focused on bringing back fiscal order. Given the amount of money that Obama plans to pour into a new and improved stimulus package to try and help resuscitate our nation's moribund economy, it does seem wise to hire a person in this capacity. One of the truly rotten aspects of the Bush/Paulson ...

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Obama to Announce New White House Position
politicalwire.com 1/7/2009 — At a press conference this morning, President-elect Obama will announce his pick for "chief performance officer," a newly created position that will work on the federal budget and to reform government, CNN reports. "Obama has selected Nancy Killefer, according to two Democratic officials. She ...
Obama Appoints Performance Officer
voices.washingtonpost.com 1/7/2009 — By Michael D. Shear President-elect Barack Obama has selected a top management consultant to serve as the country's chief performance officer, a post he said would help oversee reform of the federal government and its budget. Sources said Obama has ...
Nancy Killefer with Obama. — truthout
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Nancy Killefer Named Chief Performance Officer — Daily Kos
Signaling how serious he is about tackling the economic crisis, today President-elect Barack Obama announced that he was creating a new position to restore fiscal order, naming Nancy Killefer as the nation's first Chief Performance Officer. According to a transition team press release, Obama is ...
NANCY KILLEFER MAY BECOME THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN WASHINGTON — THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
OBAMA HASN'T APPOINTED A SINGLE BUSINESS-PERSON TO HIS CABINET. BUT FINALLY HE'S AT LEAST APPOINTED SOMEONE WHO DOES KNOW ALL ABOUT COMPETITIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY: BW: George W. Bush may have been the first President with an MBA, but President-elect Barack Obama is filling the role of the ...
“New and more efficient ways of getting the job done” — Change.gov: The Obama-Biden Transition Team | Blog
President-elect Obama today announced the creation of a new White House position, Chief Performance Officer, and his intention to nominate Nancy Killefer to fill the post. “During the campaign, I said that we must scour this budget, line-by-line, eliminating what we don’t need, or ...
McKinsey's Nancy Killefer to be Obama's Chief Performance Officer — Corrente
Here . Here's a fun tool that shows who she's connected to . Nothing screams out at me right away -- well, big consulting firms like McKinsey make me scream, but that's normal --- but perhaps readers will have better luck drilling down.  Read more…
Chief Performance Officer: Obama Names Nancy Killefer — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a former Clinton Treasury Department official to head up a new office that will closely follow how well federal programs are working. Obama on Wednesday announced he has chosen Nancy Killefer for the position of the nation's first ...
Chief Performance Officer: Obama Names Nancy Killefer — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen a former Clinton Treasury Department official to head up a new office that will closely follow how well federal programs are working. Obama on Wednesday announced he has chosen Nancy Killefer for the position of the nation's first ...
Obama Names Chief Performance Officer — The Caucus
President-elect Barack Obama named Nancy Killefer, a senior executive at the consulting firm, McKinsey & Company., to be his administration's chief performance officer.
Nancy Killefer: Chief Performance Officer — The Latest on Air America
Today President-elect Barack Obama selected Nancy Killefer to serve as the country's first chief performance officer. read more
Nancy Killefer: Obama's Chief Performance Officer — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama named Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer, creating a new White House position as part of an effort to eliminate government waste and improve efficiency. "We can no longer afford to sustain the old ways when we know ...
Nancy Killefer: Obama's Chief Performance Officer — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs _ such as Social Security and Medicare _ would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending. Obama made the pledge but provided few details as he named Nancy ...