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Discussion on OMB's planning and publicly available data on federally funded programs
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Andrew Rein discusses the availability of public data on federally funded programs and OMB's planning process. He notes that while specific planning details are unknown, OMB professionals are likely preparing for potential federal cuts.
- Rein mentions an appendix in their testimony listing federal grants over $100 million
- He states that 54,300 full-time equivalent staff are state and federally funded
- Rein emphasizes the importance of transparency in the upcoming executive budget
Andrew Rein
0:42:06
You know, I regularly talk to OMB.
0:42:09
We have not had this discussion.
0:42:11
I do not know the specific answer on how they are planning.
0:42:13
I will say we have we get publicly available data.
0:42:16
Your staff, I assume, has, you know, more access.
0:42:18
We know, for example, and we have an appendix in our testimony about what programs are federally funded.
0:42:25
And and I think the appendix is helpful because it's federal grants over a hundred million dollars.
0:42:29
So you can see that TANF is 1,500,000,000.0 spread among two agencies.
0:42:33
You can see how much, title one money is, federal food money is.
0:42:37
So that's helpful.
0:42:38
We know from publicly available documents that there are 54,300 full time full time equivalent staff that are state and federally funded.
0:42:47
I don't know the division of that, but I I assume that, OMB does.
0:42:52
What they are doing to plan listen.
0:42:54
These are professionals who know about the world, and I assume they are doing some planning.
0:42:59
I do not know specifics, and I think it would be helpful.
0:43:01
I do know that fifteen days from now, we're going to see an executive budget.
0:43:05
And as we recommend money in the rainy day fund, general reserves, and transparency so that all the revenues and all the spending is accurately reflected so that we can plan, we should see that in the executive budget.