[Updated 4:11 p.m.] The White House announced Friday its long-awaited intellectual property enforcement coordinator. Victoria Espinel, who previously served as assistant trade representative for IP, has been the top candidate for months, but the administration was unsure of where to put her. Officials reportedly ruled out placement within the Domestic Policy Council, the National Economic Council and National Security Council, and now the Senate-confirmed IP czar will be housed at OMB. One of the IP coordinator's first agenda items will be drafting a strategic plan to identify "structural weaknesses, systemic flaws or other unjustified impediments" to cracking down on IP crime, according to the 2008 legislation that created the job (CongressDaily / subscription required).

Here's the official White House personnel announcement:

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