Mission

OMB Watch, a research and advocacy organization, was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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. OMB Watch concentrates on four main areas: budget, taxation and government performance; information and access; nonprofit action, advocacy, rights and policy; and regulatory policy. Other current OMB Watch projects include opposing the politicization of science and Data Quality Act; opposing soaring federal deficits and tax cuts that favor the wealthy; and opposing efforts to censor and suppress nonprofit advocacy.