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OMB requests staff increases as part of FY26 budget; members press for full budget details
Summary
Director Russ Vogt asked Congress for increased OMB funding and 20 additional FTEs in FY26; committee members pressed for a full, multi-year budget and questioned the administration's timeline for delivering comprehensive budget documents.
WASHINGTON — Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vogt told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that OMB's fiscal year 2026 budget request includes a 13.3% increase over FY25 and a request for additional staff to handle a growing workload.
Vogt said OMB requested $146,100,000 for FY26 — a figure he described as a 13.3% increase over its FY25 enacted level — and asked Congress to approve roughly 20 new full-time equivalents…
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