You may recall back in July that OMB Watch drafted a joint letter with the National Taxpayers Union that was signed by 54 organizations urging the Senate to require that agency budget justifications be publicly available online. See this post for more information. The effort seems to be paying off. In the latest update to OMB Circular A-11 - the document that guides agencies in the compilation of their annual budgets - OMB Director Rob Portman has added a provision to require all agencies to post their budget justifications and related materials online within two weeks of submitting them to Congress. This is a very good step forward to a more transparent and accountable government - but could easily be revised in the future when a new OMB director enters the post. We applaud Director Portman for his actions, but continue to urge Congress to pass a requirement for public disclosure to ensure these documents will be available for good in the future.