Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

Description

; executive branch agency advising the President on budget and policy

Affiliated Characters

Event Involvements

Events with structured involvement data

6 events
S2E3 · The Midterms
C.J. Sarcastically Deflects and Rejects Josh's 'Theory of Everything'

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) looms as the source of critically missing stats that C.J. demands for her briefing prep, with Carol affirming their imminent arrival; this delay amplifies operational chaos, reflecting institutional bottlenecks in the White House's rapid-response midterm strategy.

Active Representation

Via pending delivery of essential statistical documents

Power Dynamics

Provides indispensable data support but exercises control through timely (or delayed) provision

Institutional Impact

Highlights dependency on executive branch data flows amid political urgency

Organizational Goals
Deliver accurate budgetary stats to support White House messaging Maintain role as key data artery in crisis operations
Influence Mechanisms
Resource provision of statistical documents Institutional protocol for data dissemination
S2E3 · The Midterms
Josh's Hospital Coaching Culminates in CJ's Psychic Gaffe

Office of Management and Budget manifests through stats papers delivered by Carol to C.J., anchoring briefing prep with budgetary data amid the cascade of inputs fueling her disarray.

Active Representation

Via urgent document delivery

Power Dynamics

Provides essential data leverage to White House messaging

Institutional Impact

Reinforces data-driven governance in crisis comms

Organizational Goals
Supply timely stats for policy spin Support executive fiscal narrative
Influence Mechanisms
Statistical reports Direct staff handoffs
S2E3 · The Midterms
Policy Blitz Halted by Samuels' Death

Office of Management and Budget materializes via stats papers Carol hands C.J., integrating budgetary data into her overloaded prep; it underpins the policy deluge clashing with Samuels news.

Active Representation

Through delivered stats documents

Power Dynamics

Data supplier empowering staff briefings

Institutional Impact

Artery for crisis data in post-assassination churn

Organizational Goals
Supply timely fiscal metrics for comms Support executive budget messaging
Influence Mechanisms
Paper deliverables fueling on-the-fly spins Statistical authority bolstering credibility
S2E11 · The Leadership Breakfast
Sam's Pool Pitch Fiasco and Karen Cahill Apology Dread

OMB is cited via its efficiency audit as empirical backing for Sam's pitch on West Wing overcrowding exceeding historical peaks, lending pseudo-official weight to his whimsical pool revival amid fiscal scrutiny.

Active Representation

Through referenced audit data and statistics

Power Dynamics

Provides authoritative data challenging White House space status quo

Institutional Impact

Exposes physical constraints fueling internal turf battles

Organizational Goals
Promote efficiency in federal operations Highlight overcrowding via audits
Influence Mechanisms
Statistical reports Efficiency recommendations
S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Sam's Desperate Grasp for Unreliable OMB Projections

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) looms as the beleaguered source of ten-year projections Sam demands from Bonnie despite their admitted unreliability, injecting flawed fiscal data into his pardon desperation and underscoring bureaucratic tools' pivotal yet imperfect role in White House decision-making amid espionage shadows.

Active Representation

Via referenced projections and data documents handled by staff

Power Dynamics

Exerts indirect fiscal authority through data White House staff must navigate, even when flawed

Institutional Impact

Highlights tensions between compassionate advocacy and reliance on imperfect governmental data streams

Organizational Goals
Deliver budgetary projections for executive policy support Maintain standards of fiscal analysis despite known limitations
Influence Mechanisms
Provision of long-term economic projections Institutional reputation for efficiency audits shaping policy debates
S2E16 · Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail
Sam Crumples Damning NSA Note as Donna Ushers in Stephanie

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) looms as the flawed fiscal oracle when Sam demands its ten-year projections despite Bonnie's skepticism, injecting unreliable bureaucratic data into his faltering pardon strategy—its acknowledged inaccuracies underscoring the desperate improvisation amid espionage fallout, heightening thematic tensions of truth versus expediency.

Active Representation

Via referenced projections and data handed through staff like Bonnie

Power Dynamics

Exerting indirect authority through essential but imperfect fiscal tools, constraining White House options

Institutional Impact

Highlights executive reliance on inter-agency tools prone to error, fueling moral ambiguity in high-stakes decisions

Organizational Goals
Provide budgetary projections for executive decision-making Maintain fiscal oversight amid policy pressures
Influence Mechanisms
Supplying critical data reports Imposing accuracy caveats that shape strategic choices

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