White House attorney Brian Miller of Virginia is set to oversee the Treasury Department's $500 billion COVID-19 pandemic recovery fund after the Senate voted June 2 to confirm him as inspector general, according to The New York Times.
Mr. Miller, who was nominated by President Donald Trump in April, will take the role as the government distributes funds to businesses affected by the pandemic.
His confirmation was approved by a vote of 51-40.
A former federal prosecutor, Mr. Miller most recently served as a senior associate counsel in the White House. He previously was inspector general of the General Services Administration for nearly a decade.
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