OMB Watch Testimony and Comments to Government

OMB Watch periodically provides testimony, statements or questions for the record, and comments to Congress and other governmental bodies. This page contains a selection of such material from our staff experts. The list below is in reverse chronological order.

Testimony

• Adam Hughes [1], Testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, Sept. 29, 2009. Subject: Problems with Federal Contracting Databases
• Gary Bass [2], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, May 5, 2009. Subject: Accountability and Oversight of Funding Provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act)
• Rick Melberth [3], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, April 30, 2009. Subject: The Role of Science in Regulatory Reform
• Gary Bass [4], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Feb. 4, 2009. Subject: Midnight Rulemaking: Shedding Some Light
• Rick Melberth [5], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, May 6, 2008. Subject: The Rulemaking Process and the Unitary Executive Theory
• Gary Bass [6], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, April 26, 2007. Subject: George W. Bush Executive Order 13422
• Rick Melberth [7], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Committee on Science and Technology, Feb. 13, 2007. Subject: George W. Bush Executive Order 13422
• Gary Bass [8], Testimony to the Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, July 18, 2006. Subject: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You: S. 2590, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act
• Adam Hughes [9], Testimony to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, June 13, 2006. Subject: Government Performance and Results Act and the Performance Assessment Rating Tool

Questions and Statements for the Record

• Statement to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Senate Budget Committee on OMB Director Nominee Nussle [10], July 23, 2007
• Suggested Questions for OMB Director Nominee Nussle [11], July 16, 2007
• Statement for the Hearing on Internal Revenue Service's Use of Private Debt Collection Companies to Collect Federal Income Taxes [12], House Ways and Means Committee, May 23, 2007

Comments

• Comments on Coordinated Communications [13], to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), Jan. 19, 2010
• Comments on Improving Implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act [14], to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Dec. 26, 2009
• Comments on the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System [15], to the General Services Administration (GSA), Nov. 5, 2009
• Comments on the Government Contracting Memorandum [16], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), July 17, 2009
• Comments on E-Rulemaking Reforms [17], to the White House Open Government Initiative, July 2, 2009
• Comments on EPA’s Proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Registry [18], to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 5, 2009
• Comments on Priorities for IRS 2009-2010 Guidance Priority List [19], to the Internal Revenue Service, May 29, 2009
• Comments on President Obama’s Memorandum on Scientific Integrity [20], to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), May 13, 2009
• Comments on Request for Input; Development of Alternative Models for Presidential Libraries [21], to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), April 24, 2009
• Comments on USAID's Partner Vetting System [22], to the U.S. Agency for International Development, March 4, 2009
• Comments on President Obama’s Call for Recommendations to Improve Regulatory Review [23], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Feb. 18, 2009
• Comments on the Revision of Department of Energy’s Freedom of Information Act Regulations [24], to the Department of Energy (DOE), Jan. 8, 2009
• Comments on Federal Election Commission Agency Procedures [25], to the Federal Election Commisson (FEC), Jan. 5, 2009
• Comments on USAID's Partner Vetting System [26], to the U.S. Agency for International Development, Aug. 27, 2007
• Comments on the Draft 2007 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations [27], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), June 11, 2007
• Comments on the Draft 2006 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations [28], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Aug. 18, 2006
• Comments on the Draft 2005 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations [29], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), June 22, 2005
• Comments on the Draft 2004 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations [30], to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), May 20, 2004