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Nature 415, 466-467 (31 January 2002) | doi:10.1038/415466a
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The rise of the bean counters
Colin Macilwain1
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The Office of Management and Budget always exerts a powerful influence over the US government. But it is now taking a higher profile, and a stronger interest in science. Should researchers be alarmed? Colin Macilwain reports.
People who work for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) don't expect to be loved. Responsible for managing the federal government's vast bureaucracy and monitoring its spending, the OMB is widely seen by those it oversees as the devil in disguise.
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