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Obama open gov plan is important step

Katherine McFate is the president and CEO of OMB Watch.

Tags: Katherine McFate , In Depth , open gov , Barack Obama , transparency , technology

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The good, the bad, and the ugly parts of state secrets

Tags: state secrets , security , DoJ , Sean Moulton

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Will E-Gov merger lead to reduction in services?

Lawmakers want to merge the fund with GSA's Office of Citizen Services. Sam Rosen-Amy, a federal fiscal policy analyst for OMB Watch, said that may lead to reduction in services.

Tags: GSA , House Financial Services and General Government Su , E-Government Fund , OMB , Sam Rosen-Amy , Office of Citizen Services , Jory Heckman

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Will E-Gov merger lead to reduction in services?

Lawmakers want to merge the fund with GSA's Office of Citizen Services. Sam Rosen-Amy, a federal fiscal policy analyst for OMB Watch, said that may lead to reduction in services.

Tags: Sam Rosen-Amy , e-gov fund , transparency , technology , In Depth , GSA , OMB , Office of Citizen Services , Jory Heckman

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Transparency groups call for increased E-Gov funding

OMB Watch and 30 other open-gov groups are asking Congress to restore funding to the E-Government Fund.

Tags: Vivek Kundra , Tom Carper , OMB , E-Government Fund , open government , Data.gov , IT Dashboard , USASpending.gov , Performance.gov , technology , Gov 2.0

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OMBWatch supports draft order to disclose contractors' political donations

The White House says the order is all about transparency. But Senate Republicans say details in the draft aren't clear. And they're worried about an infringement of First Amendment rights, and how the donation information will be used at agencies.

Tags: Gary Bass , contracting , political contributions , transparency , In Depth

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OMB Watch: Obama rulemaking agenda shift from predecessor

Learn more from a recent OMB Watch report

Tags: DorobekInsider , newscast , rulemaking , management , Matt Madia

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Obama signs continuing resolution

President Obama has signed into law, H.R. 3081, which will keep the government operating through December 3, 2010.

Tags: continuing resolution , stopgap funding bill , Congress , pay and benefits , Jack Lew , Mary Landrieu , President Obama , Politico , OMB , recess appointment

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OMB Watch says Orszag 'made budget cool'

Now that he's officially announced his plans to leave by the end of summer, what will be the legacy of OMB Director Peter Orszag as the President's chief budget guru? One man who has watched the career of Orszag for many years says along with high profile subjects like health care reform and the economic stimulus, the OMB chief also changed the way government works in other, less public ways.

Tags: management , OMB , Peter Orszag , Gary Bass , White House , Robert Gibbs , Edolphus Towns , Joseph Lieberman , Barack Obama , Max Cacas

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Last Minute Efforts Don't Please Everyone

Tags: Rick Melberth , management

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