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Martha Johnson out after GSA spending scandal
Martha Johnson, head of the General Services Administration, resigned (.pdf) April 2 in the wake of an inspector general report said to detail a GSA training conference in Las Vegas that cost...
OMB directs agencies to expand CIO powers
Federal chief information officers should have more responsibility, says the Office of Management and Budget in an Aug. 8 memo. The memo, signed by OMB Director Jack Lew, outlines four areas where
White House: Vivek Kundra to step down in August
The Office of Management and Budget has confirmed that Vivek Kundra, the OMB administrator for e-government and information technology, also known as the federal chief information officer, will step
White House launches Campaign to Cut Waste
Vice President Joe Biden will head an effort called the Campaign to Cut Waste in order to get "rid of the pointless waste and stupid spending that doesn't benefit anybody," announced President Barack
Regulatory review will save agencies more than $1 billion 'in the short run,' reduce paperwork burden
The Office of Management and Budget released for comment May 26 the preliminary plans for 30 agencies to "look back" at regulations that impose an undue compliance burden. White House officials said
Spotlight: Federal agencies reveal plans to review past regulations
Thirty federal agencies and departments have submitted preliminary plans to the Office and Management and Budget, for their internal "look back" at federal regulations. Jack Lew, director of OMB, and
Audio: OMB discusses agencies' preliminary regulatory 'look-back' plans
The Office and Management and Budget hosted a press call May 26 to provide an update on a Jan. 18 executive order by President Obama which asked agencies to make their regulatory process more
Obama orders agencies to make regulatory process more open and transparent
An Obama administration memorandum issued Jan. 18 requires agencies to make their regulatory process more transparent. Among the new guiding principles for drafting regulations , is a requirement for
