Here’s how you run a sequester: ‘Scrape five percent less poop’
The last time we ran a sequester, in 1991, things got a little out of hand. Barry Anderson, then the head of the OMB’s budget review division, recalls one particularly vivid dilemma his team faced....
View ArticleREAD: The final sequester breakdown, from the Air Force to zoos
Now that the sequester is in effect, the OMB has released its final account-by-account cut numbers. It released a similar report in September that was soon rendered out-of-date by the changes to the...
View ArticleSylvia Mathews Burwell: Six things to know about the new White House budget...
Reuters is reporting that President Obama will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell to be director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on Monday. Wait, who? Here are some key things to know about...
View ArticleWhy comparing budgets is so maddeningly tough
Remember this graphic I posted yesterday? Getting the numbers there drove me a little mad. Allow me to explain. On paper, “how much does Obama cut Medicare by?” should be a simple question to ask. The...
View ArticleCan we have an evidence-based government?
President George W. Bush gave Even Start a failing grade, much like the one it appears he’s giving to this student. But Obama finally killed the program. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) In 1988, Congress...
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