Office of Management and Budget
Cabinet-level office within the U.S. Executive Office of the President managing federal budget formulation, execution, and regulatory review
Data Confidence: 81% · Sources: 4 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026
- Assets Under Control ▲
- $6.8T
- Reach ▲
- 335.0M people
- Power ▲
- Directs the allocation and spending oversight of the multi-trillion-dollar U.S. federal budget while holding veto power over major agency spending requests and administrative initiatives.
- Influence ▲
- Exerts profound policy leverage across the U.S. executive branch through regulatory clearance via its Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and coordination of legislative actions.
- Network ▲
- Functions as the central analytical hub of the Executive Office of the President, directly linking White House leadership, Cabinet departments, and Congressional budget committees.
- Legacy ▲
- Evolved from the 1921 Bureau of the Budget into a central presidential enforcement agency following Richard Nixon's 1970 reorganization, setting modern standards for federal management and expenditure oversight.
- Trajectory ▲
- Stable — first assessment on record.
About
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States. Originally established in 1921 as the Bureau of the Budget and reorganized in 1970 under President Richard Nixon, OMB serves as the central mechanism for executing presidential policy across federal agencies. Its core responsibilities include formulating the annual presidential budget proposal, managing federal procurement and financial operations, and conducting regulatory reviews through the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Known For
Formulating the annual U.S. federal budget and overseeing regulatory clearance across all federal executive agencies.
Connections
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