Thank you to all of the host committee members, donors, and guests who helped make our 25th anniversary party a great success!
Special thanks go to Paula Shoecraft and Jackie Mathis of OMB Watch for their diligent work in coordinating the party and to Ed Jayne and Paul Marchand, co-chairs of the 25th Anniversary Committee.
2008 marks OMB Watch's 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter century of pursuing a more open and accountable government that promotes fairness and equity. We are committed to a responsive and proactive government that protects people's health, safety, and well-being; safeguards the environment; honors the public's right to accurate, accessible information; values an engaged citizenry; and adequately invests in the common good.
OMB Watch was established in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). While OMB's actions were having an enormous impact on agency operations and the pursuit of social justice, it remained largely behind the scenes — unaccountable and little understood by the public and public interest groups.
OMB Watch: The Early Years
The Original OMB Watchers: 25 Years Later
By explaining government processes and monitoring OMB, OMB Watch was instrumental in bringing sunshine to a powerful and secretive agency. As the years have progressed, tracking OMB activities has led to other concerns about the federal government's institutional responsiveness to public needs, including our current agenda addressing budget, taxation, and government performance; government transparency; effective health, safety, and environmental protections; and safeguarding nonprofit speech and advocacy rights.
Join us as we toast 25 years of watchdogging Washington, and help us successfully move into the next 25 years of seeking a government that is truly accountable to the American people.
Join the OMB Watch Board and staff in our 25th Anniversary celebration!
To celebrate:
- Make a charitable donation to OMB Watch to help us move forward into the next 25 years. We ask that you consider a special gift to OMB Watch this year in honor of our 25th Anniversary. A contribution of $5,000 or more will be especially appreciated. You can contribute online or by sending a check to OMB Watch, 1742 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20009.
- See who won a 2008 OMB Watch Public Interest Award.
- Browse photos from the 25th Anniversary party.
- Read what others are saying about OMB Watch's work over the past 25 years and add your own anecdotes.
- Tell your friends and colleagues about OMB Watch's 25th anniversary and invite them to join in the celebration!
OMB Watch could not have achieved its many successes without people like you.
We are thrilled to stand with you as we move forward
to safeguard our democracy over the next 25 years!