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2w ago
Since his first day in office, President Biden has relentlessly focused on an industrial strategy to revitalize our manufacturing base, strengthen critical supply chains, and position U.S. workers and businesses to compete and lead globally in the 21st century. Today, in an effort to advance this priority, OMB is announcing the next phase of the Federal Government’s strategy to better leverage Federal procurement dollars to strengthen domestic sourcing for critical products and supply chains. The policy memorandum, “Strengthening Domestic Sourcing for Critical Items,” is part of the Administra ..read more
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1M ago
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) launched the Federal Program Inventory (FPI) – a new comprehensive, searchable tool with critical information about all Federal programs that provide grants, loans, or direct payments to individuals, governments, firms or other organizations. The FPI demonstrates how the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering for the American people by making it easier for potential beneficiaries to find the programs they need and ensuring the effective stewardship of taxpayer funds. Today’s launch of the FPI will further increase government transparenc ..read more
The White House Blog
2M ago
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring that federal investments build wealth and opportunity for underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners. To ensure we are best delivering for the American people, today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is issuing guidance to help more small businesses participate in federal contracts. This step will enable the federal government, the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world, to support a diverse and resilient federal marketplace, drive procurement cost savings, and improve the overall supply chain.
This guidan ..read more
The White House Blog
3M ago
By OIRA Administrator Richard L. Revesz
The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to investing in America, lowering costs for families, combating climate change, and growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up—and is using every available tool to improve Americans’ lives, including Federal regulations. OIRA is responsible for coordinating the review of these proposed and final regulations consistent with Executive Orders 12866, 13563, and 14094. OIRA also reviews Federal agencies’ information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act, and has a variety of other responsibilitie ..read more
The White House Blog
3M ago
By Sam Berger, Associate Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is issuing guidance to promote greater public engagement in OIRA’s regulatory review process. The guidance is being issued after receiving input from members of the public through a comment process and listening session. In Executive Order 14094, Modernizing Regulatory Review, President Biden called on OIRA to consider changes to its process for meeting with members of the public regarding regulatory actions under OIRA’s review—known as “E.O ..read more
The White House Blog
4M ago
By Sam Berger, Associate Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
The Biden-Harris Administration is investing in America, lowering costs for families, combating climate change, and growing the economy from the middle out and bottom up—and using every available tool to improve Americans’ lives, including Federal regulations. Today, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is releasing its Fall Regulatory Agenda, which details additional actions that Federal agencies are considering over the coming months as well as recently completed actions. These actio ..read more
Letter to Congressional Leadership Regarding the Need for Urgent Action to Support Ukraine’s Defense
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4M ago
The Honorable Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Speaker,
I want to thank Congress for the resources provided to date for Ukraine and other critical national security needs. I write to you today not only to be clear about how that money has been spent and the ways this investment has halted Russia’s advances in Ukraine, helped Ukraine achieve significant military victories, and revitalized the American Defense Industrial Base (DIB)—but to express the acute urgency we face as Congress weighs whether we continue to fight for freedom across the glob ..read more
The White House Blog
4M ago
Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is releasing its annual data on improper payments, which shows a reduction Government-wide. This critical milestone demonstrates the integrity of Government programs while ensuring that Government continues to work better for the American people.
The improper and insufficient documentation payment rate in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 was 5.43%. Consistent with the reduction in FY 2022, this year’s rate again shows a significant decrease compared to the FY 2021 rate of 7.16%. This FY 2023 combined figure represents a slight increase from FY 2022’s rate ..read more
The White House Blog
6M ago
By Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana
Every day, Americans use their phone to order food, monitor the weather, check their bank balance, and communicate with family and friends. These interactions are quick, easy, and seamless. Americans want to interact with the Federal government in the same way but we don’t consistently make it easy for you.
Currently, only two percent of government forms are digitized, 45 percent of websites have not been designed to work on mobile devices, and 60 percent of websites are not fully usable by those who use assistive technologies. When people s ..read more
The White House Blog
6M ago
Federal grants and other financial assistance provide funds for research that develops critical medicine; community-based organizations that provide home and community-based services, child care, food, and resources to our vulnerable neighbors; bridges that connect us physically; and broadband that connects us virtually. In a typical year, Federal grants can make up a third of state budgets and half of state health and public assistance budgets. Last year alone, the Federal government issued over $1.2 trillion in Federal financial assistance.
The Federal government puts conditions on that fund ..read more