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  <title>Office of Management and Budget Memoranda</title> 
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  <description>The most current memoranda issued from the Office of Management and Budget.</description> 
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  <title>M-10-30, Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2010 Budget</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2852</link> 
  <description>... This memorandum follows up on OMB Memorandum M-10-19 by outlining the Administration's science and technology priorities for formulating FY 2012 Budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget.... (4 pages, 67 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-28, Clarifying Cybersecurity Responsibilities and Activities of the Executive Office of the President and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2805</link> 
  <description>... this memorandum outlines and clarifies the respective responsibilities and activities of the Office of Management and Budget, the Cybersecurity Coordinator, and DHS, in particular with respect to the Federal Government's implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 .... (2 pages, 39 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-29, Identifying and Documenting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2791</link> 
  <description>The purpose of this memorandum is to establish common guidelines for Federal agencies to use when identifying and documenting costs related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. .... (12 pages, 76 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-27, Information Technology Investment Baseline Management Policy</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2786</link> 
  <description>Investment in Information Technology (IT) enables efficient operation of agency missions by closing critical performance gaps. ... This memorandum provides policy direction regarding development of agency IT investment baseline management policies and defines a common structure for IT investment baseline management policy with the goal of improving transparency, performance management, and effective investment oversight. .... (8 pages, 78 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-26, Immediate Review of Financial Systems IT Projects</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2783</link> 
  <description>Federal Information Technology (IT) projects too often cost more than they should, take longer than necessary to deploy, and deliver solutions that do not meet our business needs. ... To address these problems, the White House Chief of Staff and I today signed a Memorandum launching an IT project management reform effort. .... (11 pages, 104 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-25, Reforming the Federal Government's Efforts to Manage Information Technology Projects</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2782</link> 
  <description>Information technology (IT) has transformed how the private sector operates and revolutionized the efficiency, convenience, and effectiveness with which it serves its customers. ... The Administration is committed to fundamentally reforming the way the Federal Government manages IT projects so that we can lower costs and improve government performance. .... (2 pages, 59 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-24, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2778</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides guidance to all Federal agencies on their Government Performance and Resutls Act (GPRA) and other performance management activities for the next year. ... (6 pages, 75 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-23, Guidance for Agency Use of Third-Party Websites and Applications</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2775</link> 
  <description>This Memorandum requires Federal agencies to take specific steps to protect individual privacy whenever they use third-party websites and applications to engate with the public. ... (9 pages, 78 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-22, Guidance for Online Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2774</link> 
  <description>... This Memorandum establishes new procedures and provides updated guidance and requirements for agency use of web measurement and customization technologies. ... (9 pages, 130 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-21, Developing Effective Place-Based Policies for the FY 2010 Budget</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2768</link> 
  <description>This memo provides guidance on developing place-based policies for the President's FY 2012 Budget. ... (10 pages, 75 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-20, Identifying Low_Priority Agency Programs</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2718</link> 
  <description>The American people deserve a government that spends every taxpayer dollar with as much care as taxpayers spend their own dollars--where money is spent not out of inertia, but only when it contributes to achieving a clear national priority. That is why we are asking all agencies to take a hard look at their spending and identify those programs that are least critical to advancing their agency missions. ... (2 pages, 76 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-19, Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Guidance</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2717</link> 
  <description>The President has asked that we continue on our path toward freezing non-security discretionary spending for three years, cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term, and restoring fiscal sustainability over the medium term. Doing so requires eliminating low-priority programs, squeezing out waste from all activities, and achieving better performance with the resources we have. ... (6 pages, 82 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-18, Responding to Potential Social Service and Small Business Needs as a Result of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2620</link> 
  <description>The purpose of this memorandum is to request your Agency's participation in the development and initiation of a Social Service and Small Business Coordination Plan for Responding to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. ... (3 pages, 66 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-17, Holding Recipients Accountable for Reporting Compliance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2584</link> 
  <description>As required by the President's Memorandum, OMB has reviewed existing guidance and is providing updated guidance, including additional actions and strategies, designed to assist agencies in fulfilling their responsibility to hold recipients accountable for reporting compliance. ... (5 pages, 90 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 4 May 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-16, Grants.gov - Return to Normal Operations</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2568</link> 
  <description>The effective implementation of the Recovery Act is a top priority for the Administration. ... (2 pages, 40 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-15, FY 2010 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2567</link> 
  <description>This Memorandum provides instructions for meeting your agency's FY 2010 reporting requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA). ... (27 pages, 275 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-14, Updated Guidance on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2474</link> 
  <description>This Memorandum provides guidance to Federal agencies and recipients intended to continue this record of continuous improvement. ... (10 pages, 143 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-13, Issuance of Part III to OMB Circular A-123, Appendix C</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2471</link> 
  <description>Annually, taxpayers lose billions of dollard in wasteful improper payments by the Federal government to individual, organizations, and contractors. ... (31 pages, 193 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-12, District Court ruling on appropriations provisions regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2441</link> 
  <description>This is to inform you that on March 10, 2010, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued the attached opinion, declaratory judgment, and permanent injunction in Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), et al. v. United States, et al., (1:09-cv-4888 (E.D.N.Y.). (37 pages, 974 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-11, Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2422</link> 
  <description>At the onset of his Administration, President Barack Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, committing the Administration to creating a more transparent, participatory, and collaborative government. ... This memorandum highlights for agencies policy and legal issues related to the implementation of the Obama Administration's commitment to increase the use of prizes and challenges as tools for promoting open government, innovation, and other national priorities. (12 pages, 94 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-10, Federal Agency Coordination on Health Information Technology (HIT)</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2364</link> 
  <description>The President's health reform plans and the enactment of the HITECH Act as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act have created enormous opportunities to accelerate adoption and meaningful use of HIT and thereby improve the quality and efficiency of health services.  However, ...(2 pages, 43 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-09, Responding to the General Government Proposals from the President's SAVE Award</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2184</link> 
  <description>The President's first-ever SAVE Award invited employees from accross the Federal Government to submit their ideas for making our Government more efficient and effective. The goal of the SAVE Award is to produce ideas that will yield savings while also improving the operation of Government and providing better service for the American people.  ...(4 pages, 64 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-08, Updated Guidance on the American and Reinvestment Act - Data Quality, Non-Reporting Recipients, and Reporting of Job Estimates</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2182</link> 
  <description>The updated guidance included in this Memorandum incorporates lessons learned from the reporting period ending September 30, 2009, and further addresses recommendations of the Government Accountability Office....  (24 pages, 188 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-07, 2010 Disount Rates for OMB Circular No. A-94</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2161</link> 
  <description>On October 29, 1992, OMB issued a revision to OMB Circular No. A-94, "Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs." The revision established new discount rate guidelines for use in benefit-cost and other types of economic analysis.  ...(2 pages, 36 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-06, Open Government Directive</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2150</link> 
  <description>In the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, issued on January 21, 2009, the President instructed the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue an Open Government Directive.  Responding to that instruction, this memorandum is intended to direct executive departments and agencies to take specific actions to implement the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration set forth in the President's Memorandum.  This Directive was informed by recommendations from the Federal Chief Technology Officer, who solicited public comment through the White House Open Government Initiative. ...(11 pages, 81 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-05, Improving Compliance in Recovery Act Recipient Reporting</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=2137</link> 
  <description>... In order to provide the public with the transparency and accountability envisioned by the Recovery Act, we must take steps to ensure all recipients understand their reporting obligations and the consequences of non-compliance. ...(2 pages, 34 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-04, Fiscal Year 2009 Audited Financial Statement Reporting Deadline</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1883</link> 
  <description>The Federal financial management community plays a central role in providing transparency into the Government's finances and initiating sound processes and controls that limit spending improprieties and other forms of waste. ...(2 pages, 44 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-03, Payments to State Grantees for their Administrative Costs for Recovery Act Funding - Alternative Allocation Methodologies</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1882</link> 
  <description>Effective implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is a top priority for this Administration. ... It is therefore critical that State government quickly and effectively build the necessary capacities to meet their responsibilities under the Act. The OMB has been working closely with Federal agencies and State governments to identify potential barriers and to further identify solutions that will enable effective State implementation efforts. ...(2 pages, 35 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-02, Guidance on section 163 of the Continuing Resolution regarding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1874</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides guidance to Executive Branch agencies regarding the implementation of section 163 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, Division B of Pub. L. No 111-68 (CR), ... (2 pages, 36 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-10-01, Increased Emphasis on Program Evaluations</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1870</link> 
  <description>Rigorous, independent program evaluations can be a key resource in determining whether government programs are achieving their intended outcomes as well as possible and at the lowest possible cost.  Evaluations can help policymakers and agency managers strengthen the design and operation of programs.  Ultimately, evaluations can help the Administration determine how to spend taxpayer dollars effectively and efficiently -- investing more in what works and less in what does not. (8 pages, 71 kb)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-33, Technical Amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 07-04, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1807</link> 
  <description>Audits of Federal financial statements are important-they provide an independent assessment of whether the Government's financial position and condition are fairly stated, so that policy makers can rely upon them to make informed decisions about Government programs.  These audits also reflect the President's commitment to transparency and open government.  As the President stated in his memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, "Transparency promotes accountability and provides information for citizens about what their Government is doing." (277k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-32, Update on the Trusted Internet Connections Initiative</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1795</link> 
  <description>The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an overview of the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) initiative and to request updates to agencies' Plans of Action and Milestones for meeting TIC requirements. (47k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-31, Implementing the President's SAVE Award</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1775</link> 
  <description>... The SAVE Award helps fulfill President Obama's commitment to creating a government that spends taxpayers dollars efficiently and effectively. (54k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-30, Improving Recovery Act Recipient Reporting</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1750</link> 
  <description>This memorandum identifies essential actions that Federal agencies must take immediately to effectively assist recipients in meeting reporting requirements associated with Section 1512 of the Recovery Act and to register and upload required information to FederalReporting.gov before the October 10, 2009, deadline. (53k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-29, FY 2009 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Agency Privacy Management</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1698</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides instructions for meeting your agency's FY 2009 reporting requirements under the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. It also includes reporting instructions on your agency's privacy management program. (178k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-28, Developing Effective Place-Based Policies for the FY 2011 Budget</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1671</link> 
  <description>This guidance memorandum outlines policy principles meant to advance the Administration's domestic and fiscal priorities and to increase the impact of government dollars by leveraging place-conscious planning and place-based programming. (43k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-27, Science and Technology Priorities for the FY 2011 Budget</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1565</link> 
  <description>... In preparing FY 2011 Budget submissions to the Office of Management and Budget, agencies should build on the science and technology priorities already reflected in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the FY 2010 Budget.  This memorandum also provides general guidance for the conduct of science and technology activities in Executive Departments and Agencies. (35k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-26, Managing the Multi-Sector Workforce</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1536</link> 
  <description>Federal agencies use both federal employees and private sector contractors to deliver important services to citizens. Agency management practices must recognize the proper role of each sector's labor force and draw on their respective skills to help the government operate at its best. (264k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-25, Improving Government Acquisition</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1535</link> 
  <description>The President's Memorandum on Government Contracting, issued on March 4, 2009, calls on federal agencies to improve the effectiveness of their acquisition practices and the results achieved from their contracts. (166k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-24, Updated Guidance Regarding Communications with Registered Lobbyists About Recovery Act Funds</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1527</link> 
  <description>On April 7, 2009, OMB issued interim guidance to implement section 3 of the President's March 20, 2009, Memorandum entitled, "Ensuring Responsible Spending of Recovery Act Funds." (185k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-23, Recent Government Accountability Office Decisions Concerning Small Business Programs</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1485</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides guidance to Executive Branch agencies regarding two decisions by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) addressing the relationship among three small business programs: ...  (169k)</description>
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  <title>M-09-22, Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title> 
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  <description>On February 6, 2009, the President issued Executive Order 13502 (the Order). In the Order, the President announced that it is the Federal Government's policy "to encourage executive agencies to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects [i.e., projects where the cost to the Federal Government exceeds $25 million] in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement."  (1681k)</description>
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  <title>M-09-21, Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title> 
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  <description>This memorandum transmits government-wide guidance for carrying out the reporting requirements included in Section 1512 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act). (551k)</description>
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  <title>M-09-20, Planning for the President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget and Performance Plans</title> 
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  <description>This memo provides specific guidance on four deliverables for agencies: ... (97k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-19, Guidance on Data Submission under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1332</link> 
  <description>Attached are the new "Operational Guidelines" that federal agencies shall use to report data to USAspending.gov.  This guidance defines award reporting requirements necessary to comply with both the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  (246k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-18, Payments to State Grantees for Administrative Costs of Recovery Act Activities</title> 
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  <description>The Administration remains committed to effective implementation of the Recovery Act. It is therefore critical that State governments quickly and effectively build the necessary administrative capacities to meet their reporting and other responsibilities under the Act. (127k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-17, Improving Grants.gov</title> 
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  <description>In February, as the President signed the Recovery Act into law, each Federal department and agency faced the challenge of quickly moving funds into States and communities to strengthen our economy while implementing an unprededented level of accountability and transparency on how those funds are invested.(217k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-16, Interim Guidance Regarding Communications with Registered Lobbyists About Recovery Act Funds</title> 
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  <description>To help employees understand and comply with their responsibilities under the President's Memorandum, Executive Branch departments and agencies, with the assistance of OMB, are required to distribute guidance to their employees. The attached sample interim guidance may be used as a template for the guidance you distribute to your employees. (111k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-15, Updated Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=1067</link> 
  <description>This memorandum transmits the second installment of government-wide guidance for carrying out programs and activities enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ("Recovery Act") of 2009. (1,588k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-14, Recovery Act Implementation - Improving Grants.gov and Other Critical Systems</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=963</link> 
  <description>Effective implementation of the Recovery Act is a critial part of the effort to jumbstart economic activity and a top priority for the Administration. (134k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-13, Guidance for Regulatory Review</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=868</link> 
  <description>The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify the current status of OMB review of agency actions, including guidance documents. (97k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-12, President's Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government - Interagency Collaboration</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=828</link> 
  <description>On January 21, 2009 President Obama signed the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government affirming his Administration's commitment to innovation in government. The President's Memorandum calls for the development of recommendations for a Directive. This Directive will, in turn, instruct departments and agencies on specific actions that implement the principles outlined in the President's memorandum... (1,040k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-11, Testimony before Congress on the FY 2010 Budget</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=714</link> 
  <description>In the coming weeks, you and your representatives will be testifying before Congressional committees in support of the Administration's FY 2010 Budget and participating in public events focused on budget initiatives. (97k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-10, Initial Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=703</link> 
  <description>This memorandum transmits the first installment of government-wide guidance for carrying out programs and activities enacted in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Please bring this memorandum and attachment to the attention of any personnel within your agency who will be involved in these matters. (542k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-09, Legislative Coordination and Clearance</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=539</link> 
  <description>This is to call to your attention the Executive branch's formal legislative coordination and clearance process. Please bring this memorandum and the attachment to the attention of incoming policy officers of the new Administration in your agency. (125k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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  <title>M-09-08, Implementation of Memorandum Concerning Regulatory Review</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetID=424</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides guidance on implementing paragraph 3 of the Memorandum of January 20, 2009, concerning "Regulatory Review." (104k)</description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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   <title>M-09-07, 2009 Discount Rates for OMB Circular No. A-94</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2009/m09-07.pdf</link> 
  <description>On October 29, 1992, OMB issued a revision to OMB Circular No. A-94, "Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs." The revision established new discount rate guidelines for use in benefit-cost and other types of economic analysis. The revised Circular specifies certain discount rates that will be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions in the budget are changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. (40k)</description> 
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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   <title>M-09-04, Report to Congress on FY 2008 Competitive Sourcing Efforts</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2009/m09-04.pdf</link> 
  <description>Section 647(b) of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2004, P.L. 108-199, establishes a government-wide requirement for each executive agency to report to Congress on its competitive sourcing efforts for the prior fiscal year. This memorandum provides guidance to assist agencies in preparing their Congressional reports on FY 2008 efforts.  Reports on FY 2008 efforts are due to Congress by December 31, 2008. (93k)</description> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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   <title>M-09-03, Guidance on implementing P.L. No. 110-329 in accordance with Executive Order 13457 on Protecting American Taxpayers From Government Spending on Wasteful Earmarks</title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2009/m09-03.pdf</link> 
  <description>This memorandum provides instructions to departments and agencies on implementing the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act in accordance with the President's Executive Order 13457. (78k)</description> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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   <title>M-09-02, Information Technology Management Structure and Governance Framework </title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2009/m09-02.pdf</link> 
  <description>After meeting with the departments and agencies regarding their Information Technology (IT) portfolio, I want to reaffirm and clarify the organizational, functional and operational governance framework required within the Executive Branch for managing and optimizing the effective use of IT.(34k)</description> 
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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   <title>M-09-01, Spectrum Relocation Fund Guidance </title> 
  <link>http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2009/m09-01.pdf</link> 
  <description>This memorandum transmits guidance applicable to all agencies receiving funds from the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF) under the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA, Title II of P.L. 108-494).(142k)</description> 
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  <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate> 
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