Russell Vought Poised to Expand Power of White House Budget Office
If confirmed, Mr. Vought will be at the center of President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to upend the federal bureaucracy.
Democrats Accuse Trump Budget Chief Pick Of Dodging Questions About White House Power
Democratic senators voiced their frustration Wednesday with answers from Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head up the White House’s budget office, about how he sees the limits of presidential power.
White House Budget Office Nominee Tries to Whitewash Trump’s First Term
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Russell Vought downplayed Trump’s moves to strip protections from civil service employees.
Few know Shalanda Young. But she saved the US from the kinds of economic crises Trump now faces
Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.
Russell Vought could expand power of Trump's budget office
After Trump's defeat, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a conservative think tank. In speeches he made in 2023 and 2024, Vought described how he helped create legal justifications to prevent military leaders and government lawyers from obstructing Trump's executive actions, ProPublica reported.
Russell Vought 's confirmation hearing to lead budget office: How to watch, what to know.
Project 2025 contributing author Russell Vought is slated to resume his prior role of Office of Management and Budget director.
Vought distances himself from past statements about government shutdowns
Russell Vought, President-elect Trump’s pick to head the White House budget office, downplayed his past comments about the usefulness of shutting down the federal government to achieve
Elon Musk poised to occupy White House office space: report
Elon Musk could occupy space in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the West Wing to head up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE.
Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done
The OMB is like the government’s central nervous system – it, and its director, are at the center of pretty much everything.
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White House finalizes OPEN Government Data Act guidance, restarts CDO Council; Biden’s final stab at cyber policy is officially here
On Wednesday, the White house issued a pair of data-focused memos. And on Thursday, Biden signed his much anticipated final cyber executive order.
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White House finalizes OPEN Government Data Act guidance, restarts CDO Council
The OPEN Government Data Act is the second section of the bipartisan Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act, a 2019 law that required agencies to use evidence in decisionmaking and make their data accessible. The law also required agencies to designate chief data officers and established the governmentwide CDO Council.
Trump nominates Penny Schwinn for deputy secretary of US Department of Education
President-elect Trump tapped Penny Schwinn, a former Tennessee education commissioner, for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.