Senate confirms Combs as OMB controller, Springer as head of OPM

The Senate has confirmed a new controller for the Office of Management and Budget, while the former controller was approved as head of the Office of Personnel Management. Linda Combs became the new head of the OMB’s Office of Federal Financial Management, while Linda Springer, who held the controller’s job for about 18 months, will direct the government’s personnel agency for a term of four years.