Government Begins Preparing for Partial Shutdown
Federal Budget
Government Begins Preparing for Partial Shutdown
2024-02-23 16:27:30
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Federal agencies got their first concrete indication the threat of a looming government shutdown is getting serious on Friday, as the White House Office of Management and Budget began circulating its guidance to those who will be impacted... Read More

GOP Debt Ceiling Proposal Declared DOA by OMB
White House
GOP Debt Ceiling Proposal Declared DOA by OMB
2023-04-25 18:33:41
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — It came as no surprise, but the House Republican debt-ceiling plan known as the “Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023” will be dead on arrival should it somehow make it to President Joe Biden’s desk, the White House... Read More

White House OMB Reviewing Governors’ E15 Petition
Energy
White House OMB Reviewing Governors’ E15 Petition
2022-12-08 18:13:52
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House Office of Management and Budget is reviewing a request from nine Midwest governors who are seeking to permanently eliminate the 1-psi Reid vapor pressure waiver for E10 in their states. Notice of the review was published... Read More

Shalanda Young Confirmed as OMB Director
Political News
Shalanda Young Confirmed as OMB Director
2022-03-15 21:38:46
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday voted 61-36 to confirm Shalanda Young as director of the Office of Management and Budget, making her the first Black woman in history to head the office and the fifth Black woman to be... Read More

Identity Authentication Key Piece of Cybersecurity Puzzle
Technology
Identity Authentication Key Piece of Cybersecurity Puzzle
2021-09-22 20:42:18
by Victoria Turner

WASHINGTON -- Identity authentication is taking a front-and-center role in the administration's approach to ensuring robust cybersecurity across the U.S. government, according to Carole House, director of cybersecurity and secure digital Innovation at the White House National Security Council.  It... Read More

DOJ Employees Want Some Telework to Be Permanent
Future of Work
DOJ Employees Want Some Telework to Be Permanent
2021-07-06 20:00:47
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON -- As a deadline approaches for federal departments and agencies to solidify their post-COVID re-entry programs, a group of Justice Department employees is encouraging its bosses to keep at least some telework and other flexibility measures in place permanently.... Read More

Bye, Bismarck: 144 Cities Could Lose Status as Metro Areas
Cities
Bye, Bismarck: 144 Cities Could Lose Status as Metro Areas

Bye-bye, Bismarck. So long, Sheboygan. Those cities in North Dakota and Wisconsin, respectively, are two of 144 that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter... Read More

Budget Nominee Tanden Withdraws Nomination Amid Opposition
Budget Nominee Tanden Withdraws Nomination Amid Opposition

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.  Her withdrawal marks the first... Read More

Biden Stands Firm on Tanden for OMB
Biden Stands Firm on Tanden for OMB
2021-02-19 23:05:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden told reporters waiting for him at Joint Base Andrews Friday evening he has no intention of withdrawing the nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget. A short time... Read More

Advisory Panel Slams EPA Proposal To Overhaul Clean Air Accounting Methods
Environment
Advisory Panel Slams EPA Proposal To Overhaul Clean Air Accounting Methods
2020-06-09 21:45:39
by Gaspard Le Dem

WASHINGTON - A panel of scientists on Tuesday slammed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to overhaul accounting methods used to evaluate the various economic and social costs of clean air regulations. Last week, the agency proposed a new set... Read More

Senators Make Bipartisan Push for Transparency From White House Budget Office
Federal Budget
Senators Make Bipartisan Push for Transparency From White House Budget Office
2019-07-17 19:54:22
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of Senators led by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is calling on the White House Office of Management and Budget to publish a full list of all federal programs publicly available on the... Read More

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