Latest Headlines

Halliburton Pushes To Keep Fracking Formulas Secret In Wyo.
Kelly Rizzetta
Law360
May 15, 2012

BLM releases new proposed fracking rule
Joy Ufford
Sublette Examiner
May 7, 2012

Transparency Advocates Cheer, But States Fear DATA Act's Costs
Ryan Holeywell
GOVERNING
May 4, 2012

House Passes Bill Focused on Putting More Gov't Spending Info Online
Grant Gross, IDG News
PCWorld
April 25, 2012

House approves transparency bill, citing GSA scandal
Charles Clark
Government Executive
April 25, 2012

House to vote on bill preventing GSA-like conferences
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
April 24, 2012

Key FSMA Rules Continue to Languish at OMB, Months After Deadline
Helena Bottemiller
Food Safety News
April 23, 2012

Senate hearing examines problems with pace of OSHA rulemaking
Ilyse Schuman
Lexology
April 20, 2012

Critics say gov't takes too long on safety rules
Sam Hananel
Associated Press
April 19, 2012

GAO Chief: We Don’t Know Why OSHA Standards Take So Long
Sandy Smith
EHS Today
April 19, 2012

States back website for fracking disclosure
Talia Buford
Politico
April 15, 2012

Increased financial reporting by federal execs under STOCK Act necessary
Jack Moore
Federal News Radio
April 5, 2012

Better Days for FOIA Requests
Stephanie Kraft
The Valley Advocate
April 5, 2012

President Obama signs Sen. Scott Brown's STOCK Act into law
Robert Rizzuto
The Springfield (MA) Republican
April 4, 2012

Obama signs STOCK Act requiring financial disclosure by federal employees
Charles Clark
Government Executive
April 4, 2012

Wyoming regulators wrong to guard fracking fluid contents, groups claim
Jeremy Fugleberg
Casper Star-Tribune
March 27, 2012

Justice supports FOIA portal
Federal Computer Week
March 27, 2012

Wyo. fracking disclosure regulation challenged
Mead Gruver, Associated Press
KGWN TV — CBS 5 Cheyenne, WY
March 26, 2012

Death by Delay: Obama Team Stalls on Chemical Regulation
Rebekah Wilce
Center for Media and Democracy's PR Watch
March 26, 2012

Justice accused of hindering multi-agency FOIA website
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
March 26, 2012

Lawsuit asks WOGCC to review frac fluid trade secret exemptions
Paula Dittrick
Oil & Gas Journal
March 26, 2012

Groups plan suit against Wyoming regulators over fracking fluid secrets
Jeremy Fugleberg
Casper Star-Tribune
March 22, 2012

Federal Officials To Defend Responses To Records Requests
Josh Smith
National Journal
March 21, 2012

Agencies Told to Weigh Effects of Business Rules in U.S.
Andrew Zajac
Bloomberg
March 20, 2012

Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
Alex Ward
with Jessica Randall, OMB Watch
KBOO FM (Portland, OR)
March 20, 2012

OMB tells agencies to measure cumulative effects of regs
Jason Miller
Federal News Radio
March 20, 2012

Obama regulatory chief calls for curbing 'cumulative burdens'
Charles Clark
Government Executive
March 20, 2012

GAO: Federal government wastes billions on duplicate services
Danielle Ryan
Nashua Telegraph and Portsmouth Herald
March 20, 2012

Obama FOIA efforts earn mixed grades
Charles Clark
Government Executive
March 15, 2012

Oversight committee: Administration earns C- for FOIA management
Ruben Gomez
Federal News Radio
March 15, 2012

How much can the public know about chemical facilities? A lot.
Vinny Vella
The Pocono Record
March 13, 2012

Are Taxpayers Shortchanged?
Heide Malhotra
The Epoch Times
March 8, 2012

DOJ, Coast Guard disconnect on contractor lawsuit is business as usual
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
March 7, 2012

Can-Do President
Emily Pierce
Roll Call
March 2, 2012

Feds investigate Chaka Fattah's inner circle
Jonathan Allen
Politico
March 1, 2012

Flood of Criticism Follows Report on Lejeune Water
Safety.BLR.com
March 1, 2012

OMB Watch in the News--2012 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2011 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2010 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2009 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2008 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2007 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2006 Archive

OMB Watch in the News--2005 Archive