- Ideological vision gaining traction within the administration, including proposals from the OMB head regarding new regulations and science funding control.
- OMB rules, architected by Vought under Project 2025, are politicizing federal grant funding and threatening scientific research.
Project 2025 Author Appointed to Office of Management and Budget
What happened
Russell Vought, the author of Project 2025, has been appointed as the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This appointment follows the ideological vision gaining traction within the administration, including proposals regarding new regulations and science funding control.
Why it matters
The OMB is responsible for evaluating the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress. The appointment of Vought signals a fundamental shift in the agency's policy and operations, including the politicization of federal grant funding.
OMB rules, which were architected by Project 2025, are reportedly politicizing federal grant funding and threatening scientific research.
Who's involved
- Russell VoughtAppointed Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Office of Management and BudgetAgency that prepares and evaluates the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress
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The entities involved
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Office of Management and Budget
agency that prepares and evaluates the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress