Center for Effective Government
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The Center for Effective Government, formerly OMB Watch, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that exists to increase government transparency in light of public distrust for governments around the world and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in the United States democracy.
History
OMB Watch was formed by Gary Bass in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB). While OMB's actions were having an enormous impact on agency operations and the pursuit of social justice, OMB Watch believed that it remained largely behind the scenes, unaccountable, and little understood by the public and public interest groups.
OMB Watch changed its name to Center for Effective Government in January 2013. In March 2016, the center joined the Project On Government Oversight (POGO).[1]
Work
Center for Effective Government concentrates on four main areas: the role of government; information and access; budget, taxation and government performance; and regulatory policy.[2] Center for Effective Government's goal is to improve access to decision-makers and energize citizen participation. Charity Navigator rates Center for Effective Government with four stars out of four possible for financial performance, accountability and transparency.[3]
Media
The Center's reports have been used by newspapers, such as Politico, when it quoted CEG's second annual performance analysis of the 15 government agencies' processing the most Freedom of Information Act (United States) requests[4] and NGO's like Immigration Impact[5] and in complaints or lawsuits, such as Brown et al. v. U.S. Customs and Border Protection.[5]
Comments by staff have been quoted in newspapers such as Jeff Hauser, who leads CEG's Revolving Door Project, in the Fiscal Times[6] or Nick Schwellenbach, senior fiscal policy analyst in CNN.[7]
Congressional testimony
CEG has given testimony, submitted comments, statements and questions for the record, to Congress and other governmental bodies, archived on their website.[8]
References
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- ^ Center for Effective Government (CEG) Joining Forces with Project On Government Oversight (POGO) Center for Effective Government, Press release, 18 March 18 2016
- ^ Center for Effective Government - About Us
- ^ Charity Navigator Rating - Center for Effective Government
- ^ Josh Gerstein Group gives State Department 'F' on FOIA processing 10 March 2015
- ^ a b Wendy Feliz Challenging CBP’s Failure to Respond to FOIA Requests Immigration Impact, 16 March 2015
- ^ David Dayen How the Government Is Rolling Over for Big Banks Again. The Fiscal Times, 28 August 2015
- ^ Chris Isidore Uncle Sam's outsourcing tab: $517 billion CNNMoney 10 June 2013
- ^ Testimony 2004-2015, Center for Effective Government, retrieved 21 March 2016