Obama called Killefer "an expert in streamlining policies and wringing out inefficiences."
Earlier Wednesday, officials on Capitol Hill revealed that the likely federal deficit for the 2009 budget year will be an all-time $1.2 trillion.
Obama names Killefer to performance job
WASHINGTON
Obama on Wednesday announced he has chosen Nancy Killefer for
the position of the nation's first governmental performance
officer, to be assigned to the White House Office of Management and
Budget.
