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OMB requests $6.4M general fund for FY2026, plans fiscal‑responsibility unit to replace party fiduciary
Summary
The Office of Management and Budget asked the committee for $6.4 million in general‑fund support for FY2026 and outlined plans to transition oversight of some federal grant administration from external party fiduciaries to an in‑house fiscal responsibility unit, and warned of NTIA changes that put a $27.1M BEAD/BID timetable on hold.
Julio A. Reimer Sr., director of the Office of Management and Budget, asked the Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance on June 10 to approve a $6,400,000 general‑fund FY2026 appropriation and described plans to form a fiscal responsibility unit that would take on many duties now performed by third‑party fiduciaries. Reimer said the unit — budgeted initially at $500,000 to stand up and staffed with a manager, a supervisor, two accountants, and two procurement officers (plus an additional senior accountant) — would formally replace the…
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