Biden to nominate Shalanda Young to lead White House budget office -source

[November 24, 2021]  By Jeff Mason

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will nominate Shalanda Young to be director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday.

Office of Management and Budget acting director Shalanda Young answers questions during a Senate Budget Committee hearing to discuss President Biden's budget request for FY 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 8, 2021. Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS

Young, who currently serves as acting OMB director, must be confirmed by the Senate for the post. Biden's first pick for the job, Neera Tanden, withdrew from consideration in March after she ran into stiff opposition over tweets that upset lawmakers.

Young's nomination was first reported by the Washington Post.

Young, a former staffer in the House of Representatives, will be the first Black woman to serve in the role. She was confirmed to the deputy position in March with votes from Democrats and Republicans.

She will continue to serve as acting director until she is confirmed by the Senate, the source said.

"In her eight months as acting director of OMB, she has continued to impress the president and leaders in Congress," the source said.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Eric BeechEditing by Shri Navaratnam and Sam Holmes)

 

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