On Monday, President Brack Obama picked Jeffrey Zients to be the nation's first Chief Performance Officer. According to National Journal Online, Zients "is a government outsider, but observers say [his] private sector experience could prove valuable in improving federal programs and reducing waste government-wide."
Those of you paying attention to this will recall that the President's first selection for the post, Nancy Killefer, withdrew her name from consideration in February because of issues with her personal income taxes.
Given the President's strong public statements on accountability and transparency, it'll be interesting, to say the least, to see what happens with a CPO on the job.
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