The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has halted disbursement of federal aid as part of an order from the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to halt loan and grant distribution ...

At the end of a 35-minute virtual hearing, U.S. District Judge John McConnell signaled he agreed the OMB’s rescission of its Monday night announcement did not moot the motion filed by 22 states ...

"OMB memorandum M-25-13 is rescinded. If you have questions about implementing the President's executive orders, please contact your agency General Counsel," reads the memo sent by Matthew Vaeth ...

The OMB ordered a sweeping freeze of federal assistance this week, followed by the whiplash of rescinding a key memo ordering that freeze. It caught even the most senior members of Trump’s party ...

Matthew Vaeth, Trump’s acting head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), wrote that the pause, which will take effect on Tuesday evening, is being imposed to ensure that the government ...

The law required OMB to put out guidance with minimum requirements for cybersecurity, resiliency and availability for government data centers. That provision builds on lapsed requirements under ...

A federal judge on Tuesday paused the Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memo, which aimed to freeze funding to various federal programs. On Wednesday, the Trump ...

But although OMB issued guidance on part of the Evidence Act back in 2021, it had yet to give instructions for agencies on how to implement the OPEN Government Data Act. “Federal data is a ...

Russell Vought testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by ...

House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) warned House Democrats not to get distracted by “red herring” OMB memos and to remember the fight is ongoing. She said she ...

Vought served as OMB’s deputy director from early in the first Trump administration and then took over as acting OMB head in January 2019. He was confirmed by the Senate for that post in July 2020.

Austin recommended that OMB leave Trump’s incoming administration a proposed five-year defense plan that starts with $926.5 billion in fiscal 2026, compared with a projected $876.8 billion.