OMB's top management official to step down

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OMB's top management official to step down

The top management official in the executive branch is leaving the Clinton administration to join a private firm at the end of March.

The Washington Post reported today that G. Edward DeSeve, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, will become a partner with consulting firm KPMG LLP. DeSeve will help manage the firm's federal services office in Washington.

DeSeve was nominated for the deputy director position in March 1998 after serving as OMB's controller. The Senate had not yet confirmed him in the position. Clinton gave him a recess appointment to the position in December.

Before serving at OMB, DeSeve was the chief financial officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development from 1993 to 1994. Prior to that, he worked in the financial services industry in the private sector. DeSeve has also worked for the city of Philadelphia and as a special assistant to Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey.

As deputy director for management, DeSeve was responsible for coordinating the government's financial management, regulatory, procurement and information technology policies. He also headed several interagency groups, including the President's Management Council, the Chief Information Officers Council and the Chief Financial Officers Council.