Presenting the 2007 OMB Watch Annual Report
From OMBWatch:
Throughout 2007, OMB Watch diligently exposed assaults on public protections and fought for greater government accountability and performance. Our 2007 Annual Report offers you some highlights from the past year. . .. . . With a new administration on the horizon, no matter who is elected, we believe the change will open the door to new ideas. To help ensure that government accountability and openness issues are included, OMB Watch launched two initiatives in 2007 that will result in recommendations for the new U.S. president.
• One focuses on reducing government secrecy, demanding responsiveness to the public's right to know, and bringing government openness and disclosure policies and practices up to date with changes in technology.
• The second initiative is developing recommendations to improve the regulatory process and make it more responsive to public needs and interests. Our goals are to improve transparency and public participation in the process, restore scientific integrity, and recommend tools and management systems to make this happen.
You can read about all this and more in our 2007 Annual Report.