Elizabeth Field, a senior adviser in the office of the undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights at the State Department, has been nominated by President Barack Obama as inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management.

The White House named Field among other nominees for key administration positions in a release issued Friday.

Field has previously worked as assistant inspector general for audits and inspections at the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction and as an inspector at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence‘s management reviews division.

She has also served at the Government Accountability Office, where she was a senior analyst in the international affairs and trade team and author of various GAO reports on foreign affairs, international human rights, global health policy and national security.

The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Defense Department to communicate with the Labor Department and monitor Federal Employees’ Compensation Act claims-management actions timelines to identify areas in which delays may occur.

A GAO published Thursday says 47,340 DoD civilian employees covered 17 percent of FECA’s claimants in 2015 with 56 percent of the total-disability beneficiaries at or above the full Social Security Retirement age.

GAO noted 35 percent of the total beneficiaries received only medical benefits and 31 percent got cash payments for injury or death, including the 20 percent that were given partial- or total-disability benefits.

Auditors added that interviewed DoD FECA officials such as program managers, injury compensation specialists and liaisons blamed perceived delays with receipts of decisions from DOL despite having access to the latter’s data for FECA management.

DOL said that some determinations on the return of employees to work could take months to process because of the amount of information and communication required between employing agencies, injured employees and other parties.

Monitoring timelines could help DoD identify the extent of and the nature of problems that affect delays on return-to-work efforts as well as work to update the system and gather information to communicate such issues with DOL, GAO added.

The Professional Services Council has said the next U.S. president should change the way the federal government delivers services to citizens through the use of new technologies and business models and practices.

PSC said in the report such a move can be done through data management, introduction of policies that would mandate information technology modernization, launch of cybersecurity efforts and the need to build up “speed to outcome.”

The next U.S. president should work to revamp government operations through the development of an outcome-focused management agenda and initiatives that aim to fix the country’s budget process.

The council also recommended the establishment of an engagement model that would incorporate industry ideas and platforms into the government.

“To ensure optimal competition for ideas and solutions, the federal government’s approach to acquisition must adapt to this blended market and lean heavily toward best commercial, as opposed to government-unique, practices and dynamics,” the report added.

PSC also suggested that the next administration should build up government and industry workforces through the implementation of career development models that promote mentoring programs as well as facilitate the development of leadership skills and critical thinking among employees.