... campaign promise and introduced his choice for a new White House post he is creating: chief performance officer. Nancy Killefer, a professional efficiency expert, is charged with scouring the federal budget to eliminate programs that don ...

... Embarrassing disclosures about unpaid taxes forced the withdrawal Tuesday of two of President Obama's nominees: Nancy Killefer, who was to be the White House's chief performance officer, and Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for secretary of ...

... tax-writer in the House, is also entangled in a tax scandal, as is Tim Geithner, the Treasury secretary, and Nancy Killefer, another high-ranking nominee who has withdrawn. What is going on here? Whether you believe the excuses of these ...

... t include any of the tax increases Obama, as a candidate, had said he would impose on wealthy taxpayers. And, Nancy Killefer, his selection for a newly created position charged with eliminating inefficient government programs, withdrew amid ...

... technology secretary for Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, as the country's chief technology officer. On Feb. 3, Nancy Killefer withdrew her candidacy to be the first chief performance officer for the federal government, saying she didn't ...