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06/26/20 3:53 PM

#617050 RE: YanksGhost #617046

DANNY WERFEL SELECTED AS OMB
REPRESENTATIVE
The Chairman of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB), David Mosso, announced today that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has selected Danny Werfel as the new
OMB representative for FASAB. Mr. Werfel replaces outgoing OMB
member David Zavada who left OMB in February for a new position with
the Department of Homeland Security. Mr. Werfel began serving at the
May 24 – 25 board meeting.
Mr. Werfel is the Deputy Controller of Office of Federal Financial Management (OFFM)
within OMB. He is responsible for coordinating OMB's efforts to initiate government-wide improvements in all areas of financial management. Mr. Werfel plays a leadership role in
coordinating OMB review of agency efforts under the Financial Performance, Real Property,
and Improper Payments initiatives of the President's Management Agenda. Mr. Werfel is
also responsible for coordinating the development of government-wide policy on financial
accounting standards, grants management, and financial systems.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Werfel served as the Chief of the Financial Integrity and
Analysis Branch within OMB, as a budget examiner in OMB's Education Branch, and as a
policy analyst in OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. Mr. Werfel also
served as a Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.
Mr. Werfel is a recipient of both local and national awards from the Association of
Government Accountants for his contributions to federal financial management.
Mr. Werfel holds a Masters Degree in Public Policy from Duke University, a Juris Doctor
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a Bachelors Degree in Industrial
and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

http://files.fasab.gov/pdffiles/issue97mayjune2006.pdf

Doesn't sound like just another academic geek to me. Are you being objective in your analysis?