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‘Line’ Items: Football Edition
Kick-off Time – Football season got underway this weekend, and the final legislative drive before the mid-term elections also commences this week. The...
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Fannie and Freddie and the Budget
The Obama Administration held a conference yesterday discussing how to fix federal housing programs, with the goal of submitting a comprehensive...
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‘Line’ Items: Ghost Town Edition
Washington Empties Out – With both houses of Congress in recess and the president traveling, Washington feels deserted. The biggest news in DC is...
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There's a New Sheriff in Town...For Now
With Peter Orszag leaving OMB last Friday and Jacob Lew yet to be sworn in, Jeff Zients has been called in to fill the gap as acting director of OMB...
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Peter has (Almost) Left the Building
Appearing at his old alma mater, the Brookings Institution, Wednesday, Peter Orszag bid adieu to public sector employment in his final public...
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More from the Mid-Session Review
The OMB's Mid-Session Review (MSR) came out late on Friday afternoon with no fanfare from the Administration (though we did put out a paper yesterday)...
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‘Line’ Items: Heat Wave Edition
If You Can’t Stand the Heat… – Washington has been experiencing a heat wave, but it can’t all be blamed on the friction between the two parties...
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OMB Releases Mid Session Review
The OMB released its Mid-Session Review today (see our press release here), showing slightly improved deficit numbers for this year, but still an...
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‘Line’ Items: International Sports Edition
Opens and Tours – Americans did not fare well in sporting events across the pond this weekend; leaving us Yanks to rely on past memories of success at...
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Obama Nominates Jacob Lew as OMB Director
Today, President Obama has announced his intention to nominate Jacob Lew, the current Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, to...
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‘Line’ Items: Running of the Bulls Edition
Running for the Exits – The “Running of the Bulls” has begun in Pamplona, Spain. Combine that with the celebrations over the country’s World Cup...
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It's Time to "SAVE" More
OMB and the President have just kicked off the 2nd annual SAVE Awards, a contest that allows federal employees to submit their ideas to save money for...