Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

OFPP Nominee Confirmed

OMB and CBO Produce Similar Dire Deficit Numbers

OMB Releases First Contracting Guidance Memos

House Passes Statutory PAYGO Bill

The House passed legislation (H.R. 2920) on July 22 that would reinstate statutory "pay-as-you-go" (PAYGO) budgeting rules, which were allowed to expire in 2002.

USDA Cancels Summer Trip to Australia

(Gary Therkildsen 07/28/09; 0 comments)

Dashboard Info Prompts VA to Hit the Brakes

(Craig Jennings 07/22/09; 0 comments)

House Hearing Questions Whether PAYGO is Enough to Control Spending

The House Budget Committee held a hearing on June 24 on the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2009, which was recently introduced by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD). During the hearing, House members focused on the enforcement mechanisms in PAYGO, the significant exemptions granted under the proposed legislation, and whether the bill is the appropriate method to reinstate fiscal discipline in Congress.