2007 News Releases
OMB Communications

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November – December

• New OMB HSPD-12 Report Boosts Transparency and Accountability for Progress (December 31, 2007)
  
  
• U.S. Government Releases FY 2007 Financial Report (December 17, 2007)
  
  
• USASpending.Gov Puts Federal Spending at Public’s Fingertips Newest OMB Website Further Increases Government Transparency (December 13, 2007)
  
  
• Timothy K. Young Named Deputy Administrator of E-Gov and Information Technology for the Office of Management and Budget (December 11, 2007)
  
  
• Statement by White House Office of Management and Budget Director Jim Nussle (December 8, 2007)
  
  
• OMB’s New Certification Requirements Improve Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Federal Acquisition Workforce (November 26, 2007)
  
  
• Federal Agencies Continue to Improve Financial Reporting Results and Eliminate Payment Errors (November 20, 2007)
  
  
• Statement by OMB Director Jim Nussle on Democratic Joint Economic Committee Report (November 13, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Releases Fourth Quarter President's Management Agenda Scorecard (November 5, 2007)
  

September – October

• OMB Report Shows Agencies Significantly Improved Management of IT Investments (October 22, 2007)
  
  
• Joint Statement of Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, And Jim Nussle, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Budget Results for Fiscal Year 2007 (October 11, 2007)
  
  
• FY07 Results: Deficit Declining Towards 2012 Surplus (October 11, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Issues 2008 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators (September 27, 2007)
  
  
• Fact Sheet, Getting to Results: 2007 PART Scores (September 19, 2007) (2 pages, 29 kb)
  
  
• OMB: PART Assessments Improve Transparency and Accountability (September 19, 2007)
  
  
• Director Jim Nussle's Statement on Senate Government Shutdown Legislation (September 19, 2007)
  
  
• OMB and OSTP Statements on Updated 1995 Principles for Risk Analysis (September 19, 2007)
  
  
• Statement by the President (confirming Jim Nussle) (September 5, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Director Jim Nussle’s Statement on Senate Confirmation (September 4, 2007)

July – August

• OMB Report Shows Agencies Improved Management of IT Investments (August 6, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Director Rob Portman Statement on Congressman Jim Nussle’s Nomination Receiving Committee Approval (August 3, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Announces Establishment of New Website to Assist Agency Implementation of Secure Configurations (July 31, 2007) (2 pages, 34 kb)
  
  
• Roundtable to Discuss Latest Scorecard on the President's Management Agenda (PMA) (July 30, 2007) (1 page, 27 kb)
  
  
• Portman Supports DeMint Amendment to Prevent Government Shutdown (July 26, 2007)
  
  
• OMB Offers Best Practices to Help Agencies More Effectively Secure Information (July 17, 2007) (1 page, 51 kb)
  
  
• Press Briefing by the Director of OMB Rob Portman on the Budget (July 11, 2007) (26 pages, 66 kb)
  
  
• New Features Added to Earmarks Database (July 10, 2007) (1 page, 29 kb)

May – June

• OMB Recognizes Winners for Leadership in Information Technology (June 20, 2007) (1 page, 26 kb)
  
  
• Federal Agencies Identify More than 21,000 Unneeded Federal Properties (June 15, 2007) (2 pages, 33 kb)
  
  
• OMB Issues New Guidelines for Protecting the Confidentiality of Statistical Information (June 15, 2007) (1 page, 31 kb)
  
  
• Republicans Stand Together Against Overspending (June 14, 2007) (1 page, 27 kb)
  
  
• OMB and the Council for Excellence in Government Host International Forum to Share Best Practices in Utilizing Performance Information (June 12, 2007) (2 pages, 30 kb)
  
  
• Joint Press Release of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget (June 6, 2007) (1 page, 29 kb)
  
  
• New Acquisition Workforce Report Shows Number of Contracting Professionals Increased (June 4, 2007) (1 page, 29 kb)
  
  
• Competition Trends Remain Steady (June 1, 2007) (1 page, 33 kb)
  
  
• OMB Releases Report on Information Technology Spending for the Federal Government (May 24, 2007) (1 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• OMB Directs Agencies on How to Best Safeguard Personally Identifiable Information; Respond to Security Breaches (May 23, 2007) (2 pages, 37 kb)
  
  
• OMB Highlights Findings of New SBA Report on Small Business and Competitive Sourcing (May 18, 2007) (1 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• Statement by OMB Director Rob Portman on Budget Conference Report (May 16, 2007) (1 page, 24 kb)
  
  
• Statement by OMB Director Rob Portman on Tax Revenues and Deficit Projections (May 10, 2007) (1 page, 24 kb)
  
  
• Statement by OMB Director Rob Portman on the Passage of the House Motion to Instruct on the Budget (May 8, 2007) (1 page, 24 kb)
  
  
• Federal Budget Benefits from Solid Economic Growth and Higher Tax Receipts (May 4, 2007) (1 page, 23 kb)
  
  
• Competitive Sourcing Saves Billions of Dollars for the Federal Government (May 3, 2007) (1 page, 29 kb)
  
  
• Federal Managers Work Toward Greater Effectiveness (May 1, 2007) (1 page, 35 kb)

March – April

• OMB's Office of Federal Procurement Policy Established Certification Requirements for Federal Program and Project Acquisitions Managers (April 26, 2007) (1 page, 29 kb)
  
  
• Statement by OMB Director Rob Portman on the Report by the Social Security and Medicare Trustees (April 23, 2007) (1 page, 34 kb)
  
  
• OMB Reports Progress of Agencies Management of IT Investments (April 18, 2007) (1 page, 33 kb)
  
  
• Tax Day Statement of OMB Director Rob Portman (April 17, 2007) (1 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• Fact Sheet, Susan E. Dudley, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (April 4, 2007) (2 pages, 36 kb)
  
  
• Statement from OMB Director Rob Portman on the Appointment of Susan Dudley as OIRA Administrator (April 4, 2007) (1 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• Earmarks Database Establishes Benchmark for Cutting Earmarks in Half; Increases Transparency of Federal Spending (April 4, 2007) (1 page, 30 kb)
  
  
• Statement from OMB Director Rob Portman on the House GOP Budget (March 28, 2007) (1 page, 27 kb)
  
  
• OMB Receives Leadership Award for Improving Government Performance and Accountability (March 27, 2007) (1 page, 30 kb)
  
  
• Statement from OMB Director Rob Portman on Senate War Supplemental (March 22, 2007) (1 page, 23 kb)
  
  
• Statement from OMB Director Rob Portman on the House Budget Resolution (March 21, 2007) (1 page, 23 kb)
  
  
• OMB’s E-Gov Administrator Karen Evans to Receive Distinguished Service Award from the Harvard Policy Group on Network-Enabled Services and Government (March 20, 2007) (1 page, 35 kb)
  
  
• OMB Releases List of 2007 Programs to be Assessed with the Program Assessment Rating Tool (March 16, 2007) (2 pages, 48 kb)
  
  
• Statement from OMB Director Rob Portman on the Senate Democratic Budget Proposal (March 14, 2007) (1 page, 23 kb)
  
  
• War Supplemental Should Focus on Supporting Troops (March 13, 2007) (1 page, 33 kb)
  
  
• OMB Director Rob Portman Statement on Initial Phase of Earmark Database (March 12, 2007) (1 page, 34 kb)
  
  
• OMB Issues Annual Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation (March 9, 2007) (2 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• CBO Analysis Shows President's Budget Reduces Deficits and on Path to Balance (March 2, 2007) (1 page, 44 kb)
  
  
• E-Gov Act Report Highlights Results (March 1, 2007) (1 page, 24 kb)
  
  
• OMB Releases Federal Security Information Act Report (March 1, 2007) (1 page, 24 kb)

January – February

• Fact Sheet, Strengthening State & Local Communities (February 27, 2007) (3 pages, 42 kb)
  
  
• Fact Sheet, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) (February 27, 2007) (2 pages, 40 kb)
  
  
• OMB Launches Interim Web site -- www.FederalSpending.gov -- Solicits Feedback from Public on How to Improve Transparency (February 15, 2007) (1 page, 33 kb)
  
  
• Report of the Security Clearance Oversight Group Consistent With Title III of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (February 2007) (38 pages, 416 kb)
  
  
• Fact Sheet, 2008 Budget: Spending Taxpayer Dollars Wisely (February 8, 2007) (1 page, 32 kb)
  
  
• OMB Announces Appointment of New Members to the Cost Accounting Standards Board (February 5, 2007) (1 page, 34 kb)
  
  
• Press Briefing by OMB Director Rob Portman on the Budget (February 5, 2007) (10 pages, 36 kb)
  
  
• Federal Agency Management Practices Continue to Improve (February 1, 2007) (2 pages, 41 kb)
  
  
• Media Advisory, OMB Director Portman to Discuss FY2008 Budget (January 31, 2007) (1 page, 25 kb)
  
  
• OMB Director Comments On New Deficit Projections (January 24, 2007) (1 page, 28 kb)
  
  
• Portman Praises Adoption of Earmark Reform Amendment in Senate Bill (January 16, 2007) (1 page, 25 kb)
  
  
• CIO Council Releases 2007-2009 Strategic Plan (January 10, 2007) (3 pages, 52 kb)
  
  
• Administration Supports Legislative Line Item Veto Amendment to Senate Bill (January 10, 2007) (1 page, 27 kb)
  
  
• Fact Sheet, A Balanced Budget By 2012 & Earmark Reform (January 3, 2007) (2 pages, 46 kb)

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