Office Of Management And Budget (OMB)

The Office of Management and Budget, abbreviated OMB, was established in 1939, and was formerly known as the Bureau of the Budget (Federal Register, n.d.). The Federal Register website further explains that the OMB “evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among Federal departments and agencies (Federal Register, n.d.). The primary task of the Office of Management and Budget, however, is implementing the President’s vision across the Executive Branch. This is done by ensuring the President’s budget is upheld and on track. There is, however a lot more to the OMB than just this task; according to the White House’s website, the OMB has five major tasks they oversee, budget formulation and …show more content…
This aspect deals primarily with the President’s proposed budget. The management aspect of the OMB executes a government-wide management agenda, which range from administrative management functions, to program and policy management (The White House, n.d.). In 1993, President Clinton issued Executive Order 12866 - Regulatory Planning and Review, which states that the OMB is in charge of reviewing agencies’ draft proposals and final regulatory actions (Exec. Order 12,866, 1993). An auditor of agency proposals can be another way of viewing this section of the OMB. Legislative clearance and coordination views all the legislative proposals and testimonies to uphold strict standards in the Administration’s policy positions. This is done, in part, by reviewing every bill the Executive agencies wish to submit to Congress. The last role of the OMB is the monitor all sponsorships to an executive order or Presidential memorandum; the OMB works with the sponsor to resolve disputes and address agency …show more content…
The OMB works out of the Executive Branch that oversees operations of federal departments and agencies. Therefore, they do not deal exclusively with the President’s budget, even though this is a major aspect of the OMB. The CBO, on the other hand, pertains almost exclusively to the legislative budget and Congress on the Legislative Branch; the OMB deals with agency budgets whereas the CBO deals with legislation budget. Another way to view the OMB would be expressing that the OMB ensures that the legislation, departments, and agencies are all consistent with the President’s Budget. This can be considered an agenda of the OMB. The CBO, however, does not have an agenda, and are required to be unbiased and provide factual information about the legislative