Trump ousts federal personnel director
By Jordan Fabian - 10/05/18 04:19 PM EDT
President Trump on Friday abruptly ousted the director of federal personnel and replaced him with a top official at the Office of Management and Budget, according to the White House.
The White House said in a brief statement Margaret Weichert, who serves as deputy director for management at the White House Office of Management and Budget, will helm the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in an acting capacity "in addition to her current duties."
Weichert will replace Jeff Pon, a business executive who had been in the post just since March. The White House did not respond to a request for comment about the decision.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Weichert says the decision is in line with Trump's "management agenda." She has played a key role in the administration's effort to reform the civil service.
"What I would say is that the broader objectives of the president’s management agenda are focusing on driving and really modernizing how we think about governing and our workforce in the 21st century. The president wants me to continue the work that we are doing around the president’s management agenda,†said Weichert.
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