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...Tuna has run into a hitch in trying to take its campaign nationwide. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)--which regulates such marketing efforts--has been sitting on the proposal for the campaign. The government, which has been criticized by environmental groups for dragging its feet in adding tuna to its seafood health advisories, may be concerned about creating consumer confusion by giving a thumbs-up to the tuna industry's commercials. The OMB declined to comment. "There's a problem with government-approved commercials that imply there is nothing to worry about. It isn't full disclosure," said...
...When the G.O.P. troops start talking about mammograms. Whether or not Newt Gingrich is re-elected as Speaker, the movement he led is turning toward the sensitive center, borrowing from Clinton's family-friendly campaign playbook to prove that a G.O.P. that once fought accounting battles over CBO-VS.-OMB numbers really does have a heart...
...added that the OMB was not yet sure if it could accept the $100,000 prize under federal regulations...
Besides the OMB, which was rewarded for an initiative that scrutinizes federal programs, the honored organizations included a Washington public boarding school, the nation’s first; a Pennsylvania program helping mentally ill inmates transition to life after prison; a youth program in Virginia; an initiative in Iowa that minimizes bureaucracy for state agencies; and a building inspection program in Los Angeles...
...OMB’s winning advance, the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART), is a way of tracking the effectiveness of federal programs using a rigorous survey with both multiple choice and open-ended questions. This year, the OMB plans to complete reviews of 20 percent of federal programs, and expects to step it up to 80 percent next year, according to Robert Shea, an OMB spokesman...