Office of Management and Budget

Cashing in the War Dividend: The Joys of Perpetual War

Jo Comerford | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Jo Comerford

The tired peace dividend tug boat left the harbor two decades ago, dragging with it laughable hopes for universal health care and decent public education. Now, the mighty USS War Dividend is preparing to set sail.

Meltdown 101: A Closer Look At The Huge Budget Deficit Estimates

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


WASHINGTON — Get ready to hear a lot of huge numbers Tuesday: The Obama administration is expected to boost its estimate of the federal deficit ...

Debunking the Half-Baked "Cookie Conspiracy"

Leslie Harris | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics


Leslie Harris

The White House Office of Management and Budget is retooling the current federal policy that governs how federal agencies are allowed to place "cookies" on citizens' computers to track their visits to agency web sites.

Stimulus Transparency: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?

ProPublica | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


ProPublica

When Obama introduced the stimulus, he made a promise of transparency: Every American will be able to see how we spend taxpayer dollars. Like so many noble ideas, that may be easier said than done.

Orszag Vs. CBO: The Battle Over The Budget Gets Personal

MSNBC | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics


"Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag accused Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf of 'overstepping' in a Web post Sat...

These Health Care Numbers Could Make a Man Sick!

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics


Rick Horowitz

Not only do the various plans now being considered fail to "bend the curve" of health care spending downward, every one of the plans would send the curve still higher.

Putting a Hold on Compassion

Michael Markarian | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics


Michael Markarian

Politicians should consider a compassionate concern for animals to be a personal and even political asset for candidates for major executive offices.

Federal Contractors Got Billions In Bonuses, Despite Performance: Report

washingtonpost.com | Steve Vogel | Posted 08.06.2009 | Business


Federal agencies have awarded billions in bonuses to contractors regardless of whether the work was deemed satisfactory, according to a Government Acc...

Rankings Offer Congress Insider View of Federal Agencies

Max Stier | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Max Stier

If our legislative leaders really want a clearer picture of what's going on within the executive branch, they would be wise to listen closely to the opinions of government employees.

Semantically Correct ... Entirely Misleading

A. Siegel | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


A. Siegel

When the director of an organization weighs in (quickly) to discuss reporting of an organizations work, that often suggests that the reporter just didn't get it.

Sunstein's Past Record Of Lax Regulation

Think Progress | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


How would progressives respond if President Bush nominated as "regulatory czar" a person who: - Once called for changing the Clean Air Act to require...

Peter Orszag: Obama's Budget Director - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Huffington Post | Posted 12.19.2008 | Business


***Check back for updates! For the latest on Obama's cabinet, check out HuffPost's Obama Cabinet Big News Page!*** ***UPDATE*** 11/25 1230PM ...

The Banking Scandal: Repeating the Same Mistakes and Expecting Different Results

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business


Reese Schonfeld

The President and Congress have finally allowed us to allocate $700 billion to a policy, about whose success they are, at least reasonably, doubtful. They should enact new regulations.

Did You Give at the Office?

William Fisher | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


William Fisher

In the name of "Global War on Terror," the U.S. Government is waging war on non-governmental organizations, forcing them to "operate within a legal regime that weakens civil society."

President Bush Claims Executive Privilege in EPA Investigation

Janet Ritz | Posted 06.29.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Today the President has asserted executive privilege to prevent the Committee from learning why he and his staff overruled EPA.