The PMA put the ‘M’ back in OMB
The PMA put the ‘M’ back in OMB  
Podcast: Federal Drive with Tom Temin
Published On: Thu Apr 10 2025
Description: For too many decades, the M side of OMB played second fiddle to the budget side, but the Republican nominee for president, George W Bush, and his team, began charting a path to change that. The way the Bush administration pumped up the M side of OMB was with the introduction of the President's management agenda, or the PMA. As part of Federal News Networks 25th anniversary celebration, the PMA has been named a top moment in the last 25 years, and executive editor Jason Miller joins me now to tell us why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices