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Watchdog Websites Go Dark: What Federal Employees Should Know
This week, at least fifteen federal watchdog websitesā€”including Oversight.gov, home to more than 34,000 inspector general reportsā€”went dark. These sites werenā€™t casualties of the g...
OMB Apportionments Database Restored
Federal employees working in program management, budgeting, or oversight know that an agencyā€™s ability to act often comes down to funding flows. Thatā€™s why the Office of Management...
Federal Court Orders OMB to Restore Spending Transparency Site
On August 12, 2025, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the White House budget office to bring its spending-transparency website back online by Friday, August 15. The siteā€”kn...
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