INDIA New England News
By Arul Louis
New York– US President Joe Biden has appointed Kiran Ahuja, a civil rights lawyer and an advocate for Asians, to head the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
Ahuja, whose nomination was announced on Tuesday by the White House, is joining at least 20 other Indian Americans nominated by Biden to senior positions in his administration.
As a member of Biden’s transition team, she was in charge of ensuring a smooth move by the agency to the new administration.
OPM oversees the federal government’s civil service, coordinating the recruitment of government employees, and manages their health insurance and retirement benefits programmes.
A Savannah native has been nominated for a role in President Joe Biden’s administration.
Kiran Ahuja, a Windsor Forest High School graduate, was tapped by the President to head the Office of Personnel Management, an agency responsible for the millions of Americans in the federal civilian workforce.
The agency is responsible for the federal human resources policy, including benefits management, life insurance and retirement for government employees. In November, Biden named Ahuja a member of his presidential transition Agency Review Team.
Ahuja grew up in Savannah as an Indian immigrant. She earned her bachelor’s degree in political science at Spelman College before graduating from the University of Georgia Law School.
NEW YORK â President Joe Biden has appointed Kiran Ahuja, a civil rights lawyer and an advocate for Asian Americans, to head the Office of Personnel Management.
Ahuja, whose nomination was announced Feb. 23 by the White House, is joining at least 20 other Indian Americans nominated by Biden to senior positions in his administration.
As a member of Biden s transition team, she was in charge of ensuring a smooth move by the agency to the new administration.
OPM oversees the federal government s civil service, coordinating the recruitment of government employees, and manages their health insurance and retirement benefits programs.
In former President Barack Obama s administration Ahuja had served in the OPM as chief of staff.
If confirmed by the Senate, 49-year-old Ahuja would become the first Indian-American to serve this top position in the US government. Ahuja currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Philanthropy Northwest, a regional network of philanthropic institutions.