President Nominates a Permanent OPM Director

The White House website reports that

Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key position in his Administration: 

Dale Cabaniss of Virginia, to be the Director of the Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years. 

Ms. Cabaniss previously served as Chairman of the Federal Labor Relations Authority [2001-2008] and spent more than 20 years in the United States Senate overseeing civil service issues on the Committee on Governmental Affairs  [1993-1996] and the Committee on Appropriations [2010 – 2018]. Ms. Cabaniss earned her B.A. from the University of Georgia [1983] and J.D. from the Catholic University of America [1993].

OMB Deputy Director Margaret Weichert currently is serving as Acting OPM Director in addition to her regular day job. The nomination requires Senate consent.