Leaked “passback” document reveals White House plans for FY 2026

On April 16, a leaked “passback” budget plan for FY 2026 was published in the Washington Post . Typically, nobody sees this document. It would have been released to agencies in the summer of 2024, which would meet internally, and send their comments to the Office of Management aqnd Budget (OMB). The OMB would “pass back” its lingo to the agencies with its reactions.