Beth Cobert Takes New Position as OMB's Deputy Director for Management

After 29 years as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, Beth Cobert has assumed her new position as deputy director for management at the federal Office of Management and Budget. The Senate approved her nomination in mid-October. According to Federal News Radio,

She will lead President Obama's second-term management agenda, which is focused on four pillars: efficiency, effectiveness, people, and economy.