Katherine Archuleta
Katherine Archuleta | |
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Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management | |
In office November 4, 2013 – July 10, 2015 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Elaine D. Kaplan |
Succeeded by | Beth Cobert (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
Education | Metropolitan State University, Denver (BA) University of Northern Colorado, Greeley (MEd) |
Katherine L. Archuleta (born c.1949)
Early life and education
Archuleta, who is of Mexican descent, was born in Denver, Colorado, raised in
Career
Archuleta was the executive director of the
United States Office of Personnel Management
Appointment
President Obama appointed Archuleta as the director of OPM on May 23, 2013. Announcing the appointment, the White House stated that she would be the first Latina director of OPM. Obama said this helps "create more effective policymaking and better decision-making [for me], because it brings different perspectives to the table."[4] She was confirmed by the Senate on October 30, 2013, on a 62–35 vote, with eight Republicans joining the Democrats in a vote to approve.[23][24]
OPM hack
Archuleta faced criticism from both Democrats and Republicans at a June 16, 2015, hearing of the
Resignation
Archuleta was forced to resign under growing pressure, specifically from members of both parties in the House of Representatives, on Friday, July 10, 2015, less than 24 hours after she told the press that she had no intention of resigning. The White House confirmed her resignation after she visited the Oval Office personally to hand in her resignation. Beth Cobert replaced Archuleta as the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management.[29]
Personal life
Archuleta is married to Edmundo Gonzalez and has a daughter.[30]
References
- ^ Director of the Office of Personnel Management:Who is Katherine Archuleta dated June 13, 2013; AllGov.com Retrieved July 10, 2015
- National Archives.
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- ^ a b "Obama Picks Former Campaign Official Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director".
- ^ a b Geraghty, Jim (29 June 2015). "The OPM Hack and Obama's Politicization of the Federal Bureacracy [sic]". National Review. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Katherine Archuleta confirmed by Senate to head Personnel Management". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Hicks, Josh (23 May 2013). "Obama nominates former campaign aide to head OPM". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Grozz, Grant (16 June 2015). "Lawmakers worry US OPM breaches endanger national security". PC World. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Nelson, Colleen McCain; Tau, Byron (10 July 2015). "OPM Director Katherine Archuleta Resigns After Massive Personnel Data Breach". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ Leslie Petrovski. "Summer-2014 - Metropolitan Denver Magazine". msudenver.edu. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Katherine Archuleta is the First Latina to Direct a Major Party's Presidential Campaign". 4 October 2012.
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Metropolitan State University of Denver - 50 Years of Transforming Lives". msudenver.edu. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Katherine Archuleta Archives - The Spot". The Denver Post. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Appointments and Resignations - Director of the Office of Personnel Management: Who Is Katherine Archuleta? - AllGov - News". AllGov. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Denver Business Journal. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "US personnel chief Katherine Archuleta resigns in wake of massive data breach". ABC 7 Denver. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Denver Post. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Obama's OPM Nominee Did Latino Outreach For Campaign". NPR. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- Fox News Latino. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ "PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES KATHERINE L. ARCHULETA AS MEMBER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS DEVELOPMENT". National Archives and Records Administration. October 28, 1997. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Lisa Rein. "Senate confirms Katherine Archuleta as the next federal personnel chief".
- ^ "Senate Confirms Katherine Archuleta As Federal Personnel Director".
- ^ Andy Medici. "Lawmakers demand OPM chief's resignation".
- ^ "OPM chief blames hack on decades of infosec underinvestment".
- ^ "Obama still backs OPM chief despite massive data breach".
- ^ Brian Naylor. "Data Hack Leads To Call For OPM Chief's Resignation".
- ^ Julie Hirschfeld Davis (July 10, 2015). "Katherine Archuleta, Director of Personnel Agency, Resigns". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2015.
- Denver Post. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2015.