Executive Report - OMB Watch

Executive Report:

OMB Watch's Executive Report was a bi-monthly online bulletin, published 2002-2003, that provided in-depth coverage of executive branch issues.

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Vol. II No. IV - Sept. 10, 2003
The Patriot Act and its Impact on Nonprofits
On Power, Public is Left in the Dark
Iraq Contracts Shrouded In Secrecy
Administration Gains New Power
to Withhold 'Sensitive' Information

Vol. II No. III - May 28, 2003
OMB Exerts Influence Over Science
OMB Weakens Rules On Factory Farm Runoff
Agencies Revise Regulatory Agendas
Administration Fails To Act On Listeria

Vol. II No. II - March 19, 2003
White House Finally Clears Children's Health Report
Industry, OMB Press EPA For Exemptions to Clean Air Standards
Administration Devalues the Elderly
Administration Stacks Advisory Panels

Vol. II No. I - January 15, 2003
Bush Regulatory Output
Administration Advances Few Health, Safety And Environmental Protections
EPA, FDA, OSHA Alter Regulatory Agendas
Agencies to Revisit Regulatory Protections

Vol. I No. VIII - November, 6 2002
OMB Builds Record of Rollbacks
Faith-Based Initiative Moves Forward At Agencies
Ignoring Enron’s Lessons, Bush Regulatory Rollbacks Continue
Agencies Finalize Data Quality Guidelines

Vol. I No. VII - September 4, 2002
OMB Guts Rule on Construction
OMB Weakens Rule Protecting Fish From Power Plants
White House Subverting Health, Safety & Environmental Protection
OMB Changes Difficult To Document

Vol. I No. VI - June 19, 2002
Administration Pushes E-Rulemaking
OSHA A Monster?
Administration in Denial Over Global Warming
Bush Seeks FOIA Exemption in Homeland Security Bill

Vol. I No. V - May 15, 2002
Rejecting Tire Safety, Graham Shows True Colors
EPA Turns Over Documents To OMB Watch On Information Removal, Yet Questions Remain
Agencies ‘Adapt’ Data Quality Guidelines
Federal Contractors Guilty of Lawbreaking

Vol. I No. IV - April 17, 2002
Administration Lags On Safeguards
States’ Failure to Carry Out Laws Signals Need For More Federal Oversight
Small Business Not So Small
Industry Targets EPA Data Quality

Vol. I No. III - March 20, 2002
‘Pricing the Priceless’
Hazard Reduction at Chemical Plants Equals Safer Hometowns
Public Access Key to E-Government
Case Studies Expose Danger in Using Cost-Benefit Analysis or Risk
Assessment to Determine Environmental Standards

Vol. I No. II - February 20, 2002
States Slack Off on Environmental Enforcement
Graham Reasserts White House Regulatory Review Authority
Government Web Portal to Make Major Changes
OIRA Transparency Improves As Action Increases
Questions Surround Handling of FirstGov

Vol. I No. I - January 16, 2002
Welcome To The First Executive Report
Bush Nominees Have Long Industry Ties
Chemical Plants Fail to Reduce Hazards as Concerns Over Terrorism Grow
Chemical Data Down But Not Forgotten
Regulatory Review Data
Chemical Hazards and Our Right To Know