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An announcement
naming Mulvaney is expected to be made on Monday, according to
the Wichita Eagle newspaper, which first reported that the South
Carolina lawmaker had been chosen.
His nomination must be confirmed by the Republican-controlled
Senate.
Mulvaney's office did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.
The OMB director plays a lead role in formulating budgets that
reflect the administration's legislative priorities and are a
blueprint for detailed spending and tax bills the president
wants Congress to consider.
Mulvaney, 49, is a fiscal conservative and was an outspoken
critic of former House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner,
who resigned in 2015 amid opposition from fellow Republicans who
were members of the House Freedom Caucus.
David Malpass, former chief economist with investment bank Bear
Stearns and a senior Trump adviser, was also considered for the
OMB job.
(Reporting by Steve Holland in New York; Additional reporting by
Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell in Washington; Writing by Eric
Beech; Editing by Mohammad Zargham and James Dalgleish)
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