An annual draft report from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) misleads the public on regulatory safeguards and makes OMB appear poised to impose misguided anti-regulatory policies, OMB Watch and other public interest groups told the White House last week. About the Report

On Tuesday, June 14 the Senate subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security held a hearing on accountability and results in federal budgeting. Specifically, the hearing was held to investigate the specific metrics and tools used by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to measure the effectiveness of federal programs, the advantages and disadvantages of using these systems of measurement, and how information obtained is used to increase accountability in federal budgeting.

It is one thing for Congress to cut taxes for major manufacturers such as those working in the wine, beer, and liquor industry, but it is another issue altogether to do so by burying the language in little-noticed sections of the highway reauthorization bill. Yet this is exactly what is happening right now and it is only one example of an increasingly opaque system Congress uses to make piecemeal changes to the tax code without debate.