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Spending, regulations and DOGE: Office of Management and Budget director plays vital role helping government get stuff done

  • Written by Martha Coven, Visiting Lecturer in Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
imageOne of the Office of Management and Budget's biggest roles is writing an administration's federal budget – but that's far from its only job. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

The Office of Management and Budget sounds obscure, yet the agency plays a crucial role throughout the federal government. Presidents rely on the office to turn their ideas and...

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