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United States — Office of Management and Budget

Tracked across 20 events · 993 articles · First seen Feb 09, 2025 · Last active Aug 15, 2026

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Attention
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32
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Events (20)
6 -50
Domestic
US Government Shutdown Looms
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget issued a memo instructing agencies to prepare for a reduction in force, a more aggressive step than previous shutdowns.
Sep 25, 2025 · 8 articles
6 -60
Domestic
Trump Administration Politicizes US Research
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget, under Russell Vought, proposed new regulations that would allow political appointees to veto research funding, undermining the expert-driven grant approval process.
Jun 12, 2026 · 6 articles
4 -30
Domestic
Trump admin admits political grant cancellations
Impact: OMB, led by Vought, executed the cancellations and is pushing new rules to expand political control over federal grants.
Jul 24, 2026 · 6 articles
6 -40
Domestic
United States Government Shutdown Looms
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget has threatened mass firings of federal workers for programs not aligned with the President's priorities, indicating a more aggressive approach to the shutdown than in previous instances.
Sep 25, 2025 · 8 articles
6 10
Regulatory
US Government to Deploy Anthropic Mythos
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget, through its federal chief information officer Gregory Barbaccia, is setting up protections to allow US federal agencies to use the Mythos AI tool.
Apr 16, 2026 · 6 articles
6 -30
Regulatory
Trump Administration Rewrites Higher Education Rules
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget>>> is proposing a rule to ensure federal grants advance the President's policy priorities, verifying that funds are not used to promote DEI or 'anti-American values'.
Jun 04, 2026 · 9 articles
6 -30
Domestic
US Federal Government Shutdown
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget initiated shutdown activities and threatened mass firings of federal workers.
Oct 01, 2025 · 7 articles
6 -40
Domestic
US Government Shutdown Deepens
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget announced that over 4,000 federal employees would soon be fired due to the shutdown.
Oct 12, 2025 · 8 articles
6 0
Domestic
Trump Seeks $11 Billion Farm Aid
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget, through its director Russell Vought, signed the funding request for additional farm aid, indicating its role in the administrative process of securing the funds.
Jun 24, 2026 · 6 articles
8 -10
International
US-Iran War over Strait of Hormuz
Impact: OMB Director Russell Vought formally transmitted the request to Congress, urging swift action.
Apr 20, 2026 · 709 articles
4 50
Regulatory
US lifts TikTok ban on government devices
The Trump administration lifted restrictions on the use of ByteDance — TikTok Shop on federal government devices, rescinding a 2023 directive from the United States — White House United States — Office of Management and…
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget formally rescinded the 2023 directive, implementing the policy change.
Aug 11, 2026 · 7 articles
4 0
Domestic
US State Department closes five overseas missions
The US State Department has notified Congress of its intention to close five overseas diplomatic posts: the embassy in St. George's, Grenada; consulates in Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; and Winnipeg, Canada; and an embassy branch…
Impact: The OMB advocated for even larger closures, influencing the scope of the downsizing.
Aug 03, 2026 · 21 articles
8 0
Domestic
Trump Signs AI Oversight Order
Impact: The Director of the United States — Office of Management and Budget>>> is involved in coordinating cybersecurity directives and determining funding for AI vulnerability detection programs.
May 20, 2026 · 81 articles
3 10
Business
Hanwha Philly Shipyard selected for MRIV
Impact: Director Russell Vought announced the MRIV contract award.
Jul 17, 2026 · 6 articles
4 -5
Domestic
Senate funding deal avoids shutdown
Key senators unveiled a short-term spending bill on Sunday that would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections and into early December, aiming to avoid a government shutdown during campaign season. The Senate is…
Impact: OMB's proposed grants rule is delayed by the bill, affecting its implementation.
Aug 02, 2026 · 27 articles
4 0
Domestic
Trump Nominates Brian Johnson CFPB Director
Impact: Russell Vought serves concurrently as the director of the United States — Office of Management and Budget, and Mark Paoletta also serves as general counsel there.
Jun 10, 2026 · 6 articles
2 -10
Domestic
Trump officials dodge 2020 election questions
A Bloomberg Opinion column by David Drucker criticizes Trump administration officials and nominees for refusing to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election during congressional hearings. The article highlights recent examples including Director…
Impact: Agency led by Russell Vought; its leadership is implicated in the pattern.
Aug 10, 2026 · 6 articles
6 0
Domestic
US Government Partial Shutdown
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget issued a memo instructing agencies to prepare for an orderly shutdown, expressing hope for a short lapse in funding.
Jan 31, 2026 · 11 articles
6 10
Regulatory
Trump extends Jones Act waiver 90 days
On August 10, 2026, President Donald Trump extended the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 waiver for an additional 90 days, allowing foreign-flagged vessels to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports. The extension, which…
Impact: The OMB, through Director Russell Vought, participated in waiver discussions, influencing the administration's decision.
Aug 04, 2026 · 28 articles
8 0
International
DOJ Subpoenas Federal Reserve, Powell
Impact: The United States — Office of Management and Budget, through its director Russell Vought, raised concerns about the United States — Federal Reserve's building renovation project, contributing to the scrutiny that led to the United States — United States Department of Justice's actions.
Jan 12, 2026 · 27 articles
Key Actions (4)
90 United States — Office of Management and Budget rescinded ban ByteDance — TikTok ShopUS lifts TikTok ban on...
60 United States — Office of Management and Budget advocated closuresUS State Department closes...
50 United States — United States Senate delayed United States — Office of Management and BudgetSenate funding deal avoids shutdown
40 United States — Democratic Party (United States) opposed United States — Office of Management and BudgetSenate funding deal avoids shutdown
Relationships (32)
United States — Smithsonian Institution ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — Smithsonian Institution ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Russell Vought ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Russell Vought director ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought serves as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, ov
Patty Murray ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Patty Murray ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Health and Human Services ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Health and Human Services ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Energy ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Energy ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — White House ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — White House ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States House of Representatives ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States House of Representatives ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Defense ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Department of Defense ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — Democratic Party (United States) ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — Democratic Party (United States) ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Senate ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Senate ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Congress ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — United States Congress ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — Republican Party (United States) ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
United States — Republican Party (United States) ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Donald Trump ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Donald Trump ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Russia ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
Russia ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
China ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
China ↔ United States — Office of Management and Budget
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