GOP senator's latest report on government waste pokes Congress
Charles Clark
Government Executive
December 20, 2011

Congress to Kids: Drop Dead
Commentary
Michelle Simon, Center for Science in the Public Interest
December 19, 2011

E-gov fund gets boost in spending bill
Jason Miller
Federal News Radio
December 15, 2011

Appropriations bill hikes e-government fund
Joseph Marks
NextGov
December 15, 2011

Congress likely to partially restore eGov funding in 2012 spending bill
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
December 15, 2011

House passes bills imposing new rules on regulators
Kent Hoover
The Business Journals
December 15, 2011

The Unfathomable Cuts in Housing Aid
Patrick Markee
The Nation
December 14, 2011

When Business Is Regulated, and Isn’t
Letter to the Editor
Katherine McFate, OMB Watch, and Robert Weissman, Public Citizen
The New York Times
December 13, 2011

GAO coaches lawmakers on maximizing cross-agency performance
Charles Clark
Government Executive
December 12, 2011

Set to retire, stimulus watchdog Earl Devaney tried to stay above the fray
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
December 11, 2011

W.H.: Don't cut E-Government Fund
David Saleh Rauf
Politico
December 7, 2011

Interview on the Regulatory Accountability Act
with Jessica Randall, OMB Watch
The Rick Smith Show
December 2, 2011
Note: Interview runs from approximately 51:10 to 1:04:30 on the mp3.

House-passed regulatory reforms face uphill battle
Charles Clark
Government Executive
December 2, 2011

House Republicans pass major anti-regulation bill
Larry Margasak
Associated Press
December 2, 2011

Boehner Seeks to Curb Obama’s Rules Power
Julie Bykowicz
Bloomberg
December 2, 2011

Small business latest focus of House Republicans
Larry Margasak
Associated Press
December 1, 2011

GOP takes aim at process of crafting regulations
Jai Lynn Yang
The Washington Post
November 30, 2011

Agencies told to overhaul recordkeeping practices
Camille Tuutti
Federal Computer Week
November 29, 2011

Supercommittee failure portends yearlong limbo for energy, environment programs
Elana Schor
E&E Daily
November 29, 2011

House gears up for votes on far-reaching regulatory reforms
Charles Clark
Government Executive
November 22, 2011

What if the Supercommittee was Under a Pay-for-Performance contract?
Editorial
The Nonprofit Quarterly
November 22, 2011

With No 'Superdeal,' What's Next In Deficit Debate?
Liz Halloran
NPR
November 21, 2011

The ongoing certainty of budget uncertainty
Jeff Foust
The Space Review
November 21, 2011

Budget wars: Cut, cut and cut some more
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
November 18, 2011

Regulating vs. protecting jobs
Letter to the Editor
Katherine McFate, OMB Watch, and Robert Weissman, Public Citizen
The Washington Post
November 17, 2011

Super Committee Struggles: What $1.2 Trillion in Cuts Looks Like
Stephen Reader
WNYC 93.9 FM 820 AM
November 16, 2011

E-gov cuts could endanger digital transparency initiatives, groups say
Joseph Marks
NextGov
November 16, 2011

OMB, non-profits urge Senate to keep E-Gov whole
Jason Miller
Federal News Radio
November 16, 2011

Congress could approve FY12 funds for several agencies by next week
Sean Reilly
Federal Times
November 11, 2011

Can You Hear Me Now? Nonprofit Voices at the Supercommittee
Rick Cohen
Nonprofit Quarterly
November 3, 2011

White House Wants Clean Spending Bills
Geoff Holtzman
The Talk Radio News Service
November 1, 2011

Rick Perry's tax and spend conundrum
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
November 1, 2011

Senate Dems: Go green or go dark
Erica Martinson
Politico
November 1, 2011

E-rulemaking gets a fresh push
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
October 26, 2011

OFCCP's Pay Data Collection Tool Proposal Draws More Than Two Thousand Comments
Jay-Anne B. Casuga
BNA
October 25, 2011

White House council backs regulatory streamlining
Charles Clark
Government Executive
October 11, 2011

In Obama's 'open government,' transparency elusive
Sean Reilly
Federal Times
October 8, 2011

Congress sits idle while economy falters
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
October 6, 2011

Indiana Outpaces New York in Training Minorities, Women for Highway Construction Jobs
Kate Hinds
Transportation Nation
October 4, 2011

Bipartisan regulatory reform bill draws administration's silence
Charles Clark
Government Executive
October 3, 2011

OMB issues guidance boosting interagency purchasing
Charles Clark
Government Executive
September 30, 2011

Oshkosh's Spotless Record Unique Among Top 20 Contractors
Robert Spoerl
Defense News
September 28, 2011

Using technology for public access is important step
Editorial
The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC)
September 27, 2011

Gov 2.0 expectations could outrun reality
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 26, 2011

Rep. Peterson pushes regulatory reform bill to 'reduce unnecessary burden on job creators'
Andy Birkey
Minnesota Independent
September 23, 2011

Legislative roadblock to new EPA rules spurs research, complaints, and a veto threat
Caroline May and Vishal Ganesan
The Daily Caller
September 22, 2011

Obama open gov plan is important step
In Depth with Frances Rose
Federal News Radio
September 21, 2011

Dwindling Money for Nonprofits in FY2012 Budget Appropriations
Rick Cohen
The Cohen Report
The Nonprofit Quarterly
September 21, 2011

White House releases open government action plan with new initiatives
Joseph Marks
NextGov
September 20, 2011

Obama seeks more public input on open gov plan
Emily Kopp
Federal News Radio
September 20, 2011

Watchdogs want more lobbying info from supercommittee members
Dave Levinthal
Politico
September 15, 2011

Defense Contracting In Washington Since 9/11
Patricia Murphy
KUOW 94.9 FM (Seattle)
September 9, 2011

Global Open Government Partnership gets mixed forecasts
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 7, 2011

Performance website underperforms
Sean Reilly
Federal Times
September 4, 2011

Agencies should post officials' schedules, other info under new transparency partnership, group says
Joseph Marks
NextGov
September 2, 2011

Questions Raised After DOE Hides Costs Of Energy Projects
Yuliya Chernova, Dow Jones VentureWire
NASDAQ News
September 1, 2011

The website you've been waiting for
David Gura
Marketplace
August 26, 2011

New Deficit Deal Should Make Nonprofit World Quake
Commentary
Gary D. Bass, Bauman Foundation and Katherine McFate, OMB Watch
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
August 21, 2011
Note: This piece is reprinted with permission from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Further redistribution is prohibited.

Sen. Rob Portman says U.S. debt now matches size of gross domestic product
Stephen Koff
Politifact Ohio/Cleveland Plain Dealer
August 18, 2011

Scientific Integrity Plans Make Headway
David J. Hanson
Chemical & Engineering News
August 15, 2011

DHS's new terrorist database rankles privacy groups
Homeland Security Newswire
August 15, 2011

Federal Agencies' Scientific Integrity Drafts Are In, but Many Are Closely Guarded
Emily Yehle, Greenwire
The New York Times
August 12, 2011

First federal CIO launched far-reaching changes, experts say
Joseph Marks
NextGov
August 12, 2011

White House solicits open gov ideas for national plan
Emily Kopp
Federal News Radio
August 11, 2011

Debt 'Super Committee' Nearly Complete, At 9 Members
Bill Chappell, NPR
Minnesota Public Radio
August 10, 2011

Privacy groups challenge proposal expanding access to terrorist watch list
Charles Clark
Government Executive
August 8, 2011

Next budget-slicing hostage drama only seven weeks away
Commentary
Craig Gurian
Remapping Debate
August 4, 2011

Spending cuts: Here comes the hard part
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
August 3, 2011

Students, hospitals face cuts after deal
Lisa Sylvester
The Situation Room
CNN
August 2, 2011

Debt deal protects Social Security in short-term
Tami Luhby
CNNMoney
August 1, 2011

Government acting like a spoiled child
Commentary
Kim Kelley
Heber Springs Sun Times
July 29, 2011

Debt ceiling: The trillion dollar mystery
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
July 27, 2011

Senators’ Bill Would End Tax Break on Stock Options
Michael Cohn
Accounting Today
July 18, 2011

Obama Sets Path to Further Slow Down Dodd-Frank
Merrill Goozner
The Fiscal Times
July 11, 2011

Sen. Tom Carper: An IT champion by necessity
Alyah Khan
Federal Computer Week
July 7, 2011

Did OMB Strangle TRI Rule in Its Crib for Chemical, Wood Treatment Industries?
Watchdog Tipsheet
Society of Environmental Journalists
June 29, 2011

Economic benefits of regulations outweigh costs, OMB says
Government Executive
Charles Clark
June 27, 2011

House panel unanimously endorses new government-spending oversight board
Joseph Marks
NextGov
June 22, 2011

Thousands of websites on the chopping block
Nicole Blake Johnson and Sean Reilly
Federal Times
June 20, 2011

'It's not meant to be mysterious'
Julie Mason
Politico
June 17, 2011

Will e-gov funding translate into more transparency?
In Depth with Francis Rose
Federal News Radio
June 17, 2011

House panel would restore small portion of transparency funding
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
June 16, 2011

White House launches new campaign to cut waste
Ed O’Keefe and Lisa Rein
The Washington Post
June 13, 2011

Transparency groups call for increased E-Gov funding
Vyomika Jairam
Federal News Radio
June 13, 2011

Overreaching on campaign finance and contracting?
Gary D. Bass, OMB Watch
Letter to the Editor
The Washington Post
June 9, 2011

Pawlenty: If you can Google it, cut it
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
June 7, 2011

The (Not So) New Executive Order on Regulatory Review, and What to Expect
Transcript from March 29, 2011, panel discussion
Featuring Gary D. Bass of OMB Watch and others
The Environmental Law Reporter® News & Analysis
Environmental Law Institute
June 2011
Note: This piece is reprinted with permission from ELR®. Further redistribution is prohibited.

Government performance website may not meet congressional requirements
Joseph Marks
NextGov
May 27, 2011

White House unveils plans to curb regulations
Alan Fram
Associated Press
May 26, 2011

Obama's regulatory chief announces reforms at 30 agencies
Charles Clark
Government Executive
May 26, 2011

Obama Releases Plan to Cut Business Regulatory Costs
Alexis Simendinger
Real Clear Politics
May 26, 2011

Debt ceiling vote will be meaningless
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
May 24, 2011

OMB to cut two transparency programs, suspend others
Joseph Marks
NextGov
May 24, 2011

Roundtable offers up regs to scrap
Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
May 11, 2011

Obama accused of edging toward 'enemies list' in two business, policy disputes
Jackie Hicken
Deseret News
May 11, 2011

White House Orders Agencies to Submit Overdue Scientific Integrity Policies
Emily Yehle, Greenwire
The New York Times
May 6, 2011

Rosetta Stone for corporate IDs would simplify accountability
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
May 5, 2011

Federal Rules Fight Sparks Reunion
Paul Singer
Roll Call
May 4, 2011

OMB Watch supports draft order to disclose contractors' political donations
In Depth with Francis Rose
Federal News Radio
April 29, 2011

Scientific Integrity Reports From Federal Agencies Are In, but Info Is Scarce
Emily Yehle, Greenwire
The New York Times
April 22, 2011

Toxic emissions fell in Florida as economy plunged
Kevin Spear
Orlando Sentinel
April 21, 2011

Revealing political donations would hurt acquisition process, critics say
Matthew Weigelt
Federal Computer Week
April 21, 2011

Administration set to order contractors to disclose campaign contributions
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
April 21, 2011

Advisory committee recommendations can be withheld
Christine Beckett
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
April 19, 2011

Budget cuts could close the door on Obama’s ‘open government’ goal
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
April 17, 2011

Countdown on for budget cuts
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
April 13, 2011

Obama Reboots Deficit Plan, Big Divide Vs. GOP's Ryan
David Hogberg
Investor's Business Daily
April 13, 2011

2011 cuts target many agencies, programs
Sean Reilly
Federal Times
April 12, 2011

Fish, wildlife face great threat
Bob Marshall
New Orleans Times-Picayune
April 10, 2011

Half of funding for Data.gov, IT Dashboard restored in latest CR
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
April 6, 2011

GOP budget: Cut here, cut there, cut everywhere
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
April 5, 2011

4th Circuit Upholds Whistleblower Secrecy
Dan McCue
Courthouse News Service
April 4, 2011

Obama rule review leaves some nervous, skeptical
Nancy Benac
Associated Press via the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
April 3, 2011

Budget cuts: $10 billion down, $23 billion to go
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
April 1, 2011

Keeping track of False Claims Act’s qui tam cases
Derek D. Green
The News Media and the Law
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Winter 2011

4th Cir. upholds sealing of whistleblower court complaints
Kacey Deamer
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
March 29, 2011

Obama meets with Reporters Committee, access advocates
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
March 28, 2011

Detoxify Your Home
Amy Capetta
Aol Health
March 22, 2011

An Analysis Of Obama Administration's Progress On Open Government Recommendations
Sunshine Week
March 21, 2011

Charities Wonder Who’s Next After Secret-Video Episode
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 18, 2011

FOIA performance "slightly improved" under Obama
Kacey Deamer
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
March 17, 2011

Government is clearly still not transparent enough
Commentary
Gene Policinski
First Amendment Center
March 17, 2011

LWV says: Let the sun shine
Commentary
The Journal Review
March 17, 2011

Obama ducks transparency award, but reason isn't clear
Margaret Talev
McClatchy Newspapers
March 16, 2011

Opening stimulus spending to public view remains work in progress
Rudolph Bell
The Greenville News
March 11, 2011

Agencies must report plans for reducing paperwork burden on small businesses
Brian Kalish
NextGov
February 28, 2011

Issa staff has close ties to industry
Brooke Williams and Matt Pearce, Watchdog Institute
North County Times
February 27, 2011

Estate taxes: States will want their cut, too
David Francis
Christian Science Monitor
February 17, 2011

House GOP calls for $100 billion spending cut
John Dimsdale
Marketplace
February 11, 2011

Ethics pledge stymies appointee
Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
February 11, 2011

Recovery Board chairman wants deeper reporting
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
February 9, 2011

House Republicans pace their rollout of regulatory review
Charles Clark
Government Executive
February 9, 2011

Rep. Issa Collects Complaints From Businesses
Brian Naylor
NPR
February 8, 2011

Republicans out front of Obama on regulations
Larry Margasak
The Associated Press
February 7, 2011

False choice: Between jobs and safety rules
Gary D. Bass, OMB Watch
Letter to the Editor
The Washington Post
January 26, 2011

Politics marks Obama, GOP battle over regulations
Alan Fram
Associated Press via the Seattle Times
January 26, 2011

EPA tops list of pending regulations under review
Charles Clark
Government Executive
January 24, 2011

Worker backlash to spending cuts
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
January 24, 2011

White House transparency critiqued at D.C. conference
Rachel Costello
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
January 21, 2011

Obama Is Latest to Hunt for Elusive ‘Dumb’ Rules
Binyamin Appelbaum and Edward Wyatt
The New York Times
January 21, 2011

The Regulator: Why Business Loves Rules (Really)
David J. Lynch
BusinessWeek
January 20, 2011

Red tape rising
The Economist
January 20, 2011

Obama orders agencies to make regulatory process more open and transparent
Molly Bernhart Walker
Fierce Government IT
January 19, 2011

Obama orders review to improve or eliminate deficient regulations
Sean Reilly
Federal Times
January 18, 2011

Budget office keeps comments on lobbyist policy under wraps
Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
January 16, 2011

Backdoor Big Government
Steven Malanga
City Journal
Winter 2011

'Dr. No' Becomes Diplomat, Continues A Family Story
Ari Shapiro
NPR
January 14, 2011

OMB Watch pines for the OIRA that could be
David Perera
Fierce Government IT
January 13, 2011

House votes to cut its own funding
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
January 6, 2011

Agencies instructed on how to review information security
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
January 6, 2011

GOP's first spending targets: Bottled water on the line
Charles Riley
CNNMoney
January 5, 2011

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