U.S. Office of Management And Budget

Food industry bitten by its own lobbying success

usatoday.com     4 hrs ago   63 related          

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it." The White House also killed a plan to...                

Rep. Pledges to Block Workplace Exposure Rule

washingtonpost.com     11 hrs ago   20 related          

Washington Post Staff Writer A Congressional leader pledged this morning to introduce legislation that would block an eleventh-hour effort by the Labor Department to make it more difficult to limit workers' exposure to...                

McCain source: VP timing not settled

cnn.com     6 hrs ago   219 related          

McCain source said he hasn't decided on a VP pick yet Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's not interested in VP GOP source says John McCain dropped a "serious hint" about Pawlenty (CNN) -- Sen. John McCain has not settled on a...                

William Fisher: Did You Give at the Office?

huffingtonpost.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

This is the conclusion of a new white paper prepared by two prominent organizations, OMB Watch and Grantmakers Without Borders. It accuses the courts of being "overly deferential" to the U.S. Treasury Department, which is...                

No Good Veep Choices for McCain?

cqpolitics.com     3 hrs ago   4 related          

On Friday morning, on NPR's Diane Rehm Show, guest-host Susan Page made me--really, really, really made me--and the two other commentators (PR man/syndicated columnist Tony Blankley and Politico's Jeanne Cummings) predict John...                

Lawmaker Pledges to Block 'Secret Rule'

washingtonpost.com     8 hrs ago   14 related          

Washington Post Staff Writer A congressional leader pledged this morning to introduce legislation that would block an eleventh-hour effort by the Labor Department to make it more difficult to limit workers' exposure to...                

McCain Could Name Running Mate Soon: Romney, Pawlenty, Jindal, Portman, Ridge

hispanicbusiness.com     7 hrs ago   12 related          

Aides to Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., indicate the likely Republican U.S. presidential candidate may select a running mate before the Summer Olympics in Beijing. Two top McCain aides said the decision could be announced after...                

Meet the Democratic VP Prospect: Chris Dodd

wsjonline.com     34 mins ago          

Louise Radnofsky reports on the presidential contest. Washington Wire offers profiles of those who may be considered as vice presidential candidates. See our earlier profiles of prospects, Democrats: Joe Biden | Kathleen...                

‘The Case Against Mitt Romney’ Collection (072508; to Be Updated As News Breaks)

bizzyblog.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

UPDATE: If you didn’t catch the fireworks in the comments that were added yesterday at Part 3 (”His Risky Associations and Entanglements”), it’s worth a visit (link is to beginning of comments; yesterday’s begin at #8). Attn....                

Agencies urged to make better use of performance measures

govexec.com     2 hrs ago          

By Elizabeth Newell enewell@govexec.com July 25, 2008 The number of federal managers who measure program performance has increased over the past decade, but managers are not using the results to inform their decisions any more...                

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