Kenneth L. Schwartz

David Gibbons

Joseph Hezir

Kenneth G. Glozer

Wendy Gramm

James MacRae

Gerald Riso Dennis C. Boyd

John W. Merck

The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) was established in the Executive
Office of the President pursuant to
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 (5
U.S.C. App.), effective July 1, 1970.

By Executive Order 11541 of July 1, 1970, all functions transferred to the President of the United States by part I of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1970 were delegated to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Such functions are to be carried out by the Director under the direction of the President. Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (5 U.S.C. App.) and Executive orders issued pursuant to that plan amended further the functions of OMB. The Office's functions include the following:

-to assist the President in his program to develop and maintain effective government by reviewing the organizational structure and management procedures of the executive branch to ensure that they produce the intended results;

-to assist in developing efficient coordinating mechanisms to implement

Government activities and to expand interagency cooperation;

-to assist the President in the preparation of the budget and the formulation of the fiscal program of the Government;

-to supervise and control the administration of the budget;

-to assist the President by clearing and coordinating departmental advice on proposed legislation and by making recommendations as to Presidential action on legislative enactments, in accordance with past practice;

-to assist in the development of regulatory reform proposals and in programs for paperwork reduction, especially reporting burdens of the public;

-to assist in the consideration and clearance and, where necessary, in the preparation of proposed Executive orders and proclamations;

-to plan and develop information systems to provide the President with program performance data;

-to plan, conduct, and promote evaluation efforts to assist the President in the assessment of program objectives, performance, and efficiency; and

-to keep the President informed of the progress of activities by Government agencies with respect to work proposed, initiated, and completed, together with the relative timing of work between the several agencies of the Government, all to the end that the work programs of the several agencies of the executive branch of the Government may be coordinated and that the moneys appropriated by the Congress may be expended in the most economical manner with the least possible overlapping and duplication of effort.

Office of Federal Procurement
Policy

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Act (88 Stat. 796; 41 U.S.C. 404)
established the Office of Federal
Procurement Policy (OFPP) within the
Office of Management and Budget to
improve the economy, efficiency, and
effectiveness of the procurement
processes by providing overall direction
of procurement policies, regulations,
procedures, and forms. The
establishment of OFPP implemented the
first recommendation made by the
Commission on Government

Procurement in its report to Congress in December 1972. OFPP authority applies to procurement by executive agencies

and recipients of Federal grants or assistance of property, other than real property in being; services, including research and development; and construction, alteration, repair, or maintenance of real property.

For further information, contact the Office of the Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, New Executive Office Building, 726 Jackson Place NW., Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202-395-5802.

Sources of Information

Contacts Contact the Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Phone, 202395-3080.

Publications The Budget of the U.S.
Government; The Budget of the U.S.
Government, Appendix; The U.S.
Budget in Brief; Special Analyses,
Budget of the United States
Government; Major Themes and
Additional Budget Details; and Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance are for
sale by the Superintendent of
Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402.

Employment Various civil service examinations and registers are used for filling positions, such as economist, budget examiner, and management analyst. Inquiries on employment should be directed to the Personnel Division, Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20500. Phone, 202-395-3765.

The Council of Economic Advisers was established in the Executive Office of the President by the Employment Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 24; 15 U.S.C. 1023). It now functions under that statute and Reorganization Plan No. 9 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.), effective August 1, 1953.

The Council consists of three members appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. One of the members is designated by the President as Chairman.

The Council analyzes the national economy and its various segments; advises the President on economic developments; appraises the economic programs and policies of the Federal Government; recommends to the President policies for economic growth and stability; and assists in the preparation of the economic reports of the President to the Congress.