Dave Wenhold, president of the American League of Lobbyists, expressed satisfaction with the July 24 Office of Management and Budget’s revised guidance to President Obama’s March 20 memorandum barring government officials from speaking to registered lobbyists about stimulus funds. In a change from the original guidance, the OMB expanded the communication ban to cover non-registered lobbyists, including business leaders, while pruning it to apply only while bids for funds are under government review. “We appreciate the formalization of the revised policy … and feel that these changes will allow for a more constructive dialogue,” Wenhold told CEO Update. With the exception… Read More