OMB violated Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act with $1 billion rescission
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OMB violated Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act with $1 billion rescission

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 20267 min
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The Government Accountability Office found OMB’s rescission of nearly $1 billion of approved spending on September 26, violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The decision not only was the Trump administration’s 12th violation of the ICA since taking office in January 2025, but it also was the first ICA decision in a year from GAO. The latest ruling relies on previous conclusions that the OMB can’t use the Impoundment Control Act process to withhold funds past their date of expiration, in this case September 30. GAO says ICA provides that amounts proposed for rescission must be made availa...

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This is a Federal News Network podcast. Coming up today on the Federal Newscast, GAO finds that OMB violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act. OPM says it saved $500 million combating fraud in government health insurance. And the Defense Secretary orders the end of tenure for civilian faculty at service

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academies, these stories and more on today's Federal Newscast. Welcome to the Federal Newscast, I'm Michelle Sandeford. The Government Accountability Office found OMB's rescission of nearly $1 billion of approved spending on September 26th, violated the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act

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of 1974. The decision not only was the Trump administration's 12th violation of the ICA since taking office in January of 2025, but it was also the first ICA decision in a year from GAO. The latest ruling relies on previous conclusions that the OMB can't use the impoundment control lacked process to withhold funds past their date of expiration, in this case, September 30th.

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