2003 News Releases
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November - December

2003-44 President to Name David H. Safavian Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget (November 4, 2003) (54k)

September - October

2003-43 White House Honors Federal Agency and Postal Service Teams for Saving Energy and Reducing Energy Costs (October 30, 2003) (29k)
2003-42 Johnson Appoints Samuel W. Bodman to Chair E-Government Committee of the President’s Management Council (October 23, 2003) (34k)
2003-41 Joint Statement of John W. Snow, Secretary of the Treasury, and Joshua B. Bolten, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Budget Results for Fiscal Year 2003 (October 20, 2003) (131k)
2003-40 New OMB Report Shows Government-Wide Progress in Competitive Sourcing Initiative (October 3, 2003) (109k)
2003-39 Bush Administration Ramps Up Federal E-Disclosure Requirements (September 30, 2003) (79k)
2003-38 OMB Reports to Congress on Progress in Regulatory Reforms (September 22, 2003) (124k)
2003-37 President Submits Request for Funding War on Terrorism (September 17, 2003) (104k)
2003-36 OMB Issues 2004 Release Date Schedule for Principal Federal Economic Indicators (September 16, 2003) (100k)
2003-35 President Bush to Name Karen S. Evans as E-Government Administrator (September 3, 2003) (74k)

July - August

2003-34 OMB Proposes Draft Peer Review Standards for Regulatory Science (August 29, 2003) (145k)
2003-33 Senate Unanimously Confirms Joel David Kaplan as Deputy Director of OMB (August 1, 2003) (73k)
2003-32 Administration Launches USA Services (July 30, 2003) (100k)
2003-31 New OMB Report Updates Plans for Carrying Out the President's Competitive Sourcing Initiative (July 25, 2003) (106k)
2003-30 OMB and GSA Work to Increase Internet Security for Citizens (July 18, 2003) (109k)
2003-29 Administration's Homeland Defense Website Showcased Today in Emergency Operations Drill for First Responders in Laurel, MD (July 10, 2003) (98k)
2003-28 Administration Requests FY 2003 Emergency Funds for Firefighting, Disaster Response, and NASA (July 7, 2003) (81k)

2003-26 President Bush to Name Joel David Kaplan as Deputy Director, OMB (July 2, 2003) (72k)
2002-25 Small Business IT Project to Remove Red Tape, Save Businesses Time and Money (July 1, 2003) (81k)

May - June

2003-24 OMB and Interior Launch New Portal to Access Geospatial Information (June 30, 2003) (93k)
2003-23 Joshua B. Bolten Confirmed as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (June 27, 2003) (109k)
2003-22 OMB Issues Instructions to Agencies and States for Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Programs (June 19, 2003) (119k)
2003-21 OMB Releases Business, Service Component and Technical Reference Models (June 12, 2003) (86k)
2003-20 Clay Johnson III Confirmed as Deputy Director of Management, Office of Management and Budget (June 12, 2003) (75k)
2003-19 President’s Initiatives Recognized for Being Pioneers in E-Government (June 10, 2003) (126k)
2003-18 OMB Designates 49 New Metropolitan Statistical Areas (June 6, 2003) (112k)
2003-17 GPO and OMB Announce a New Compact for Government Printing (June 6, 2003) (170k)
2003-16 Bush Administration Moves to Get Volume Discounts on Software (June 5, 2003) (87k)
2003-15 Big Savings Expected from Competitive Sourcing Initiative (May 29, 2003) (187k)
2003-14 Statement of OMB Director Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. on the Boeing Tanker Lease Announcement Made by the Pentagon Today (May 23, 2003) (86k)
2003-13 To Saves Lives, OMB Urges Revising Dietary Guidelines (May 28, 2003) (150k)

March - April

2003-12 New Office Signals Major Step Forward for President’s E-Government Initiatives (April 17, 2003) (115k)
2003-11 President Signs $79 Billion Supplemental Appropriations Bill for Funding the War on Terrorism (April 16, 2003) (86k)
More Than 2.4 Million Taxpayers Filed On-Line For Free (April 15, 2003) (152k)
2003-10 Bush Administration Reduces Paperwork for Veterans, Students, and Taxpayers (April 11, 2003) (110k)
2003-09 Hi-Tech Community Salutes President's E-Gov Initiatives (April 8, 2003) (113k)
2003-08 Linda M. Springer Confirmed as Controller, Office of Management and Budget (April 4, 2003) (90k)
2003-07 U.S. Government Releases FY 2002 Financial Report; Meeting the Government’s Financial Challenges in the 21^st Century (March 31, 2003) (121k)
2003-06 President Submits $74.7 Billion Supplemental Appropriations Request for Funding War on Terrorism (March 25, 2003) (167k)

January - February

2003-05 Most ever - 21 Agencies - Earn Auditors' Approval, USDA Clears Audit for First Time; Treasury and SSA Set Standard for Timeliness Two Years Early (February 6, 2003) (101k)
2003-04 With New Information on Federal Regulations, OMB Releases Draft Cost-Benefit Report (February 3, 2003) (92k)
Daniels Praises Senate Passage of Continuing Appropriations for FY 2003 (January 23, 2003)
2003-03 Regulations.gov to Transform U.S. Rulemaking Process and Save Nearly $100 Million (January 23, 2003) (111k)

2003-02 Most Americans Now Can Prepare & File Their Taxes Online for Free OMB, Treasury and IRS Launch New Free File Website (January 16, 2003) (92k)
2003-01 New E-Payroll Program Estimated to Save Federal Government More than 1 Billion (January 15, 2003) (126k)