About Us

Federal Regulatory Policy Fellowship

OMB Watch is seeking a public policy fellow to work on a project assessing the regulatory effectiveness of the Obama administration. The candidate must be able to work independently and have strong research skills. 

Fellowship responsibilities include:

Read More >>

Environmental Right-to-Know Internship

OMB Watch is seeking a public policy intern to work on environmental information and access issues. The candidate must be able to work independently and have the capability to work unsupervised. The position is available for summer 2010 but could be extended – the end date is flexible.

Read More >>

OMB Watch Logos

Below are four different versions of the OMB Watch logo, which appears in each as dark blue text on a white background.

Read More >>

About Us

Our Mission

OMB Watch exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy.

Our Vision

OMB Watch envisions a more just and democratic society, one in which an open, responsive government protects people’s health, safety, and well-being, safeguards the environment, honors the public’s right to information, values an engaged and effective citizenry, and adequately invests in the common good.

Read More >>

Our Work

OMB Watch was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB oversees federal regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more. While OMB's actions were having an enormous impact on agency operations and the pursuit of social justice, it remained largely behind the scenes — unaccountable and little understood by the public and public interest groups.

Read More >>

Our Finances

OMB Watch Revenue FY 2007-2008

Read More >>

OMB Watch RSS Feeds

Most of the content on the OMB Watch web site is available as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, up-to-date summaries of the content posted on the site. Most web browsers (Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) support subscribing to RSS feeds just by clicking on the RSS icon. Some users have special software called news readers (also known as feed readers or feed aggregators), which help them organize their collection of RSS feeds and other news sources.

Read More >>