2. Executive Office of the President · Minor
Empower an OMB Deputy Director over Management, the PADs, and OIRA
Printed page 46 2. Executive Office of the President
“In general, the Director should empower a strong Deputy Director with authority over the Deputy for Management, the PADs, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to work diligently to break down barriers within OMB and not allow turf disputes or a lack of visibility to undermine the agency's principal budget, management, and regulatory functions.”
What has happened
- Not started
The Deputy Director's post has been filled throughout — James Bishop confirmed 26 March 2025, Hal Duncan confirmed 7 August 2026 — but nothing published shows the Deputy Director given authority over the Deputy Director for Management, the Program Associate Directors and OIRA. The Deputy Director for Management is a separate Senate-confirmed office (Eric Ueland, confirmed 14 May 2025) and OMB's public guidance in the window is signed either by the Director or, for regulatory matters, by OIRA's Acting Administrator — never by a Deputy Director exercising the consolidated authority the Quote describes.
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
Negative search. Senate nominations for OMB (congress.gov); the OMB memoranda index for M-25-10 through M-26-17 (signature blocks read “Russell T. Vought, Director”, “Eric M. Deland, Deputy Director for Management”, or “Jeffrey Bossert Clark, Sr., Acting Administrator, OIRA”); FY2027 Budget Appendix, Executive Office of the President chapter. A delegation of this kind would be internal and might never be published.
- Action
- expand
- Object
- OMB Deputy Director
- ID
- 36