A deep look into the agency that implements the president's marching orders to the rest of the executive branch
One question facing voters in the 2020 elections will be how well the executive branch has carried out the president's promises; a major aspect of that question centers around the wider work of the OMB. This book will help members of the public, as well as scholars and other experts, answer that question.

Edited by Meena Bose and Andrew Rudalevige

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Contents:

Foreword

The Honorable Jacob J. Lew

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Challenges and Opportunities for OMB Leadership in U.S. Policymaking Today

The Honorable Jacob J. Lew

1. Understanding OMB's Role in Presidential Policymaking

Meena Bose

Part I: OMB and The Budget Process

2. OMB, the Presidency, and the Federal Budget

James P. Pfiffner

3. The Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Process: The View from Capitol Hill

Molly E. Reynolds

4. The President's Budget Powers in the Trump Era

Eloise Pasachoff

Part II: Central Clearance

5. OMB's Role Inside the White House

Martha B. Coven

6. Projects Worth the Price: OMB and the Central Clearance of Legislation and Executive Orders

Andrew Rudalevige

7. Learning from Failure: A "Failure CV" for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

Rachel Augustine Potter

Part III: OMB-Managing the Bureaucracy (and Itself)

8. OMB in Its Management Role: Evidence from Surveys of Federal Executives

David E. Lewis, Mark D. Richardson, and Eric Rosenthal

9. State of the Agency: Internal Developments at OMB

Geovette E. Washington and Thomas E. Hitter

10. Guarding the Emperor's New Clothes: OMB, the Presidency, and the "Problem" of Neutral Competence in the Era of Trump

Matthew J. Dickinson

11. Conclusion: OMB and Presidential Transitions: Building a More Effective Government through a Transformed Office of Management and Budget

Kristine Simmons and Peter Kamocsai

Appendix: BOB/OMB Directors 1921-2020

Contributors

Index