The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

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Agency

Office of Management and Budget

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • AGR-1.13: A proposed federal definition of ultra-processed food went to OMB review as a white paper on 3 August 2026, according to OIRA's review record, and had not been released as of 13 October 2026. The Philadelphia Inquirer, carrying a Bloomberg article, reported on 10 August 2026 that food-company executives lobbied the Trump administration to delay or block its release, according to people familiar with the discussions. STAT reported on 22 October 2026 that the planned release was canceled at the last minute.
  • DEF-5.6: The 2022 PACT Act presumes exposure to burn-pit hazards for veterans who served at listed locations and presumes service connection for listed respiratory diseases and cancers without a service record of the disease.
  • POL-6.16: On 11 August 2025 a federal district court preliminarily enjoined the withholding of $95 million of NED's fiscal 2025 appropriation and found the stated reason for it not plausible. The State Department obligated NED's full $315 million fiscal 2026 appropriation in March 2026, and the government's motion to dismiss the suit as moot was pending on 9 October 2026. Executive Order 14169 paused new obligations of foreign development assistance for 90 days on 20 January 2025, and on 26 September 2025 the Supreme Court stayed an order to obligate about $10.5 billion of expiring aid without deciding the merits.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 256 2026. Office of Management and Budget: Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2027: Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Exhibit 582 October 2026. Greenberg Traurig: More Than Research: Why the Coming Federal Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods Matters
  • Exhibit 583 August 2026. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, reginfo.gov: OIRA review record: HHS/FDA ultra-processed food whitepaper (RIN 0910-ZD60)
  • Exhibit 841 11 August 2025. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Judge Dabney L. Friedrich): Memorandum Opinion, National Endowment for Democracy v. United States, No. 25-cv-648 (DLF), Doc. 46, 795 F. Supp. 3d 63
  • Exhibit 844 20 January 2025 (published 30 January 2025). The White House: Executive Order 14169, Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid, 90 Fed. Reg. 8619
  • Exhibit 845 26 September 2025. U.S. Supreme Court: Department of State v. AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, No. 25A269, order on application for stay, 606 U.S. 1055