OMB

American  

Or O.M.B.

U.S. Government.

1. Office of Management and Budget: the division of the Executive Office of the President that prepares and administers the federal budget and improves management in the executive branch.

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Example Sentences

When ProPublica asked about the funding delays and the State Department’s explanation, OMB communications director Rachel Cauley said in an email, “That’s absolutely false. And that’s not even how this process works.”

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

In June, OMB submitted a request for 2026 that would hold annual defense spending stagnant against inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

But when OMB proposed changing its race and ethnicity statistical standards, it provided such justifications as the following: “Data could be used to allocate program or initiative benefits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

“They wanted to call it that because they think it sounds bad,” a former OMB analyst said.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Technical staff discussions and meetings between a CEA member, a Treasury assistant secretary and an associate director of the OMB would review the evidence on which a forecast would be based.

From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas