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He wrote a chapter entitled “The Executive Office of the President of the United States.” I read it this morning. It’s about 20 pages and I highly recommend it. It starts on page 43.
It essentially contains a high level job description of the presidency with a more detailed description of the job of the OMB.
The chapter emphasizes the importance of ensuring that executive power resides with the president rather than the massive, sprawling web of agencies that exist today that often make policies independent of the will of congress and the executive branch.
It spells out in great detail what the role of OMB is, touching on concepts such as Resource Management Officers, apportionments, pay as you go (PAYGO), performance management, and executive orders (EOs). It also covers the roles and of other offices within the executive branch, including the NSC, NEC, US Trade Representative, Council of Economic Advisers, National Space Council, Office of Science and Technology, Council of Environmental Quality, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gender Policy Council, and Office of the Vice President.
There’s lots of prescriptive commentary throughout the chapter, much of which builds upon SCOTUS rulings pertaining to the Chevron Doctrine and the Administrative Procedures Act (Loper Bright, Corner Post, Jarkesy, Ohio vs. EPA, and Cargill).
Because the OMB job title includes the word “budget”, it’s often perceived as a finance and accounting job. It’s pretty clear in reading Vought’s chapter that he doesn’t discount the word “management.” This guy isn’t just a pencil pushing numbers guy. He’s going to play a major managerial role in the new administration. As a conservative, I like what he’s written and am very enthusiastic about this nomination.
https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
Trump pretended he never heard of Project 2025, but he’s nominating the people who wrote it to be in his administration.
The latest is certified crazy person Russell Vought.
