The Bush Administration is showing its support for S. 2590. From an Office of Management and Budget press release: Today, OMB Director Rob Portman applauded the Senate for its unanimous approval of S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006. "Federal funding should be used to achieve measurable results for Americans, and wasteful and ineffective spending should be eliminated. That's why we welcome the Senate's unanimous approval of a bill to increase transparency and accountability. I particularly

Privatization comes to the...labor department? Several leading women’s organizations, including the Coalition of Labor Union Women, are vigorously protesting the latest scheme by GOP President George W. Bush and his Labor Secretary Elaine Chao to downsize and outsource much of her department’s Women’s Bureau. In an Aug. 1 letter initiated by the National Council of Women’s Organizations and Wider Opportunities for Women, the groups call on Chao to reverse planned budget cuts at the Women’s Bureau and instead give it increased money in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.

Per word confirmed by Senate Minority Leader Reid's office and via the apparent blogo-euphoric Dr. Frist, there now appear to be no current holds now on S. 2590... for now. Meanwhile, OMB Watch joined a broad spectrum of groups yesterday to promote S. 2590 at a Capitol Hill press conference. The Hill has an excellent piece on it today. Also take a look at the joint sign-on letter signed by 82 organizations in support of S. 2590 organized by the National Taxpayers Union and OMB Watch. The letter was sent to Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) after the press conference yesterday.