The House Budget Committee held a hearing today on performance evaluations and spending trends. Clay Johnson of the Office of Management and Budget testified, along with Brian Reidl of the Heritage Foundation and Bob Greenstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Johnson spoke of the importance of accountability in government spending as well as OMB's new performance website, but refused to recognize the hypocrisy surrounding some of the budget decisions made after these programs are evaluated by OMB's standards. Testimony and opening remarks are below:

Opening Remarks: Chairman Nussle

Testimony: Clay Johnson, Deputy Director of the OMB

Testimony: Brian Reidl, Heritage Foundation

Testimony: Bob Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities