WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013—In a report released today, the Center for Effective Government (formerly OMB Watch) documents attempts by the Office of Advocacy at the Small Business Administration to thwart important agency assessments of chemical toxicity at the behest of lobbyists for large chemical companies. No actual small businesses requested these interventions, according to the materials the Center for Effective Government obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2012—Today, a group of public interest organizations and unions wrote to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, urging them to rein in excessive government compensation of Defense Department contractors. The groups strongly support an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (S. 3254) that would lower the cap on such compensation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2012—In a new analysis published today, OMB Watch makes the case for a strong, effective estate tax. The analysis lays out the importance of the tax in raising federal revenues and the ongoing budget debate and presents options for moving forward on the estate tax as the expiration of the Bush tax cuts looms at the end of the year.