http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/pubpress/index.html The most current news items from the Office of Management and Budget. en No copyright Tue, 03 Nov 2009 5:15:51 EDT http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/Icons/omb_podcast.gif http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/press_releases/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_110309_nyu/ Today, Office of Management and Budget Director Peter R. Orszag delivered a speech at New York University entitled "Rescue, Recovery, and Reining in the Deficit." Director Orszag's appearance is sponsored by New York University and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at NYU. His prepared remarks are below. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_110309_nyu/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_10272009_contracting_guidance/ The Obama Administration is moving quickly to crack down on mismanaged and wasteful federal contracting practices while strengthening oversight and accountability capacity across the government. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_0272009_contracting_guidance/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_100109_fitness/ With the aim of improving employee health and well-being, OMB Director Peter Orszag is launching today the OMB Pedometer Challenge. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_100109_fitness/ Thu, 1 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_091709_pei2010/ The Office of Management and Budget issued today the Schedule of Release Dates for Principal Federal Economic Indicators for 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_091709_pei2010/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_072909_reform/ The White House today formally unveiled contracting and workforce reforms that are designed to save taxpayers at least $40 billion a year. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_072909_reform/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_072209_ny/ Budget Director Peter R. Orszag spoke tody at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, laying out the economic stabilization on recovery efforts that the Administration has spearheaded since coming into office, and making the case for health reform as the single greatest threat to the nation's fiscal future. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_072209_ny/ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_070809_arra/ I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today about the status of our economic recovery and, more particularly, the Recovery Act's role in restoring sustainable economic growth to our country. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_070809_arra/ Wed, 8 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_062209_recovery/ The White House Office of Management and Budget today announced a streamlined web portal and updated transparency plans for reporting on Recovery Act projects around the country. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_062209_recovery/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_060909_paygo/ President Barack Obama Tuesday sent to Congress legislation that would return the federal government to statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirements for mandatory spending and tax legislation. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_060909_paygo/ Tue, 9 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_052109_data/ The White House Office of Management and Budget today unveiled Data.gov - a site designed to provide unfiltered access to government data streams in machine-readable formats. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_052109_data/ Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_051209_budsupp/ President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental budget request for expanded assistance to the International Monetary Fund. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_051209_budsupp/ Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_040909_supp/ President Obama today submitted to the Congress a Fiscal Year 2009 supplemental appropriations request totaling $83.4 billion to fund ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_040909_supp/ Thu, 9 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_040209_graham/ White House OMB Director Peter Orszag responded to U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., addressing the Senator's questions about State Fiscal Stabilization Funds in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_040209_graham/ Thu, 2 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032609_budget/ Following the approval of budget resolutions by the House and Senate Budget Committees, Peter R. Orszag, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, issued the following statement: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032609_budget/ Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032009_summit/ The White House Office of Management and Budget today released a report summarizing the recent Fiscal Responsibility Summit. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032009_summit/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032009_waiver/ OMB today responded to a second inquiry from South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_032009_waiver/ Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031609_Sanford/ Response to an inquiry from South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031609_Sanford/ Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031209_azimuth/ CIO announced the two recipients of the 2009 Azimuth Awards, a prestigious award for lifetime contributions to improving government information technology. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031209_azimuth/ Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031109_recovery/ To make sure that Recovery Act funds are not delayed because of inadequate computer systems, OMB is pressing ahead with immediate upgrades to handle the expected grant application crush. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/news_031109_recovery/ Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/press-releases/022309_reform/ Our nation is being forced to grapple with a pair of trillion-dollar deficits: one is the trillion-dollar deficit between what the economy could be producing each year and what it is producing; the other is the trillion-dollar budget deficit that this Administration inherited. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/press-releases/022309_reform/ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500