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Joshlawrence
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Research Fellow @crisesnotes.bsky.social History, Law + Political Economy, occasional fun things

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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE! @juanhanes.bsky.social @josh1935.bsky.social and I finally finish off the five part Levers series on how OMB exercises influence over Administrative Agencies. The last levers are "management initiatives"

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Spreading Jesus Through the OMB: The Final Levers OMB Has Over Agencies are “Management Initiatives”
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August 14, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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It was an enormous honor to do this profile for @prospect.org's 250th anniversary issue. Thanks so much to @ddayen.bsky.social for asking me.

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Judy Heumann: Tenacious Symbol - The American Prospect
The disability rights activist carried forward the demands of those who didn’t get to live to see the movement’s triumphs.
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August 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social piece: @juanhanes.bsky.social, @josh1935.bsky.social and I are back with part 4 of our "Seven Levers" series. Here we examine how Continuing Resolutions & Government Shutdowns grant OMB enormous powers. Even to cancel Christmas

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Christmas is Not Essential: the Levers OMB has Over Agencies under Continuing Resolutions and Government Shutdowns
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July 28, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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BREAKING @crisesnotes.bsky.social from @juanhanes.bsky.social and I: HUD is planning to add "special conditions to grant awards” that will require grantees to submit all invoices & individual payment information from themselves, "subrecipients" AND contractors

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BREAKING: HUD is Planning on Hobbling Federal Financial Assistance for Housing by Burying it in Paperwork.
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July 23, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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The central conflict of the age is "Markets are information processors" versus "markets are conventional wisdom processors", its just gonna take people a while to realize it.

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July 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: It finally happened, Unitary Executive Theory minus the Federal Reserve is the law of the land. In today's piece I explain what it all means.

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Agency Independence in One Agency: Humphrey’s Executor is Cowering in the Basement of the Eccles Building
Today is the 6th anniversary of Bloomberg Businessweek's profile on me, which forever changed my life. Its so long ago now that many readers may not actually be familiar with it, so I'm linking to it ...
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July 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social with @juanhanes.bsky.social @josh1935.bsky.social: We cover the first three levers that the OMB, through its Resource Management Offices, have over the budget. These are the "budget preparation" levers.

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The Medium is the Message: The First Three Levers OMB Has Over Agencies
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June 30, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: @juanhanes.bsky.social, @josh1935.bsky.social and I return with another piece on the OMB. We've broken off from the Memo series temporarily to dig deep into the OMB's role in- and power over- the budgetary process.

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“It’s Like a Knife in the Back”: The President's Budget, Budget Preparation and the Most Important Job You've Never Heard of
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June 25, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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Tomorrow at @crisesnotes.bsky.social: @juanhanes.bsky.social, @josh1935.bsky.social and myself have a piece digging into the OMB's role in the Presidential Budget, the budget preparation process and the most important government job you've never heard of at the center of it all.
“It’s Like a Knife in the Back”: The President's Budget, Budget Preparation and the Most Important Job You've Never Heard of
June 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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This is a really useful annotated compendium of OMB actions under this administration. Looking forward to the whole series.
June 18, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social PIECE: Today I'm launching a series digging into the Office of Management and Budget under Trump. The first entry, coauthored with @josh1935.bsky.social and @juanhanes.bsky.social, dissects the first ten memos Trump's OMB began with

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OMB Fiscal Year 2025 Memos Part 1: The First Ten Memos
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June 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM