About OMB Watch

Promoting Government Accountability and Citizen Participation

OMB Watch exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy. We envision a more just and democratic society, one in which an open, responsive government protects people's health, safety, and well-being, safeguards the environment, honors the public's right to information, values an engaged and effective citizenry, and adequately invests in the common good.

Founded in 1983, the focus has shifted from solely monitoring the activities of the White House Office of Management and Budget to work in four main program areas: (1) budget and government performance; (2) the regulatory process; (3) government transparency and access to information; and (4) nonprofit advocacy and speech rights.

OMB Watch works with and through the nonprofit sector because of its vital place in our communities and its powerful role in realizing our democratic principles. We are often viewed as a "first responder" by other organizations that look to us for our timeliness and skill in identifying and interpreting policy developments in the issue areas we follow. Many of the issues we work on are generic, procedural matters that cut across government and policy boundaries and that would not otherwise show up on the radar screens for single-issue advocates.

In all our work, we are committed to improving access to decision-makers and energizing citizen participation to strengthen civil society and make government more just, equitable and accountable.

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