Biden’s budget vacancy raises eyebrows

It’s been six months since President Biden took office, and one Cabinet position remains vacant: director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Biden’s first choice for the job, Neera Tanden, withdrew from consideration in early March as her path to confirmation seemed to hit a dead end. He has yet to put forward another nominee for the role as the agency gears up to work with congressional Democrats on a sprawling multi-trillion-dollar reconciliation bill.

Shalanda Young was confirmed months ago as deputy director of OMB and is serving as the acting director in absence of a Senate confirmed leader.  A White House spokesperson said Monday there was no update on the timeline for when Biden might put forward an OMB nominee… (Excerpts from The Hill)