The shutdown is over. Now what? Agency budget and finance personnel had many tasks to complete once agencies reopened. Although there may still be some who lived through the shutdowns of...

Fall is the season for living with continuing resolutions. Like frontiersmen, agencies need to stock up and plan ahead in advance of the unpredictable winter. Continuing resolutions (CRs)...

An unsustainable financial future based on continuing large budget deficits will lead federal agencies to major budget reductions in the coming years. Agencies have little experience in...

Government agencies often provide essential services that no one else provides. Therefore, the managers who run those agencies need a tool to manage for results, and citizen consumers of...

Labor costs (salary and benefit costs) for federal civilian employees often constitute a substantial portion of an agencys budget, typically exceeding 50 percent of its total budget. Even...

Budgeting and performance management (B&PM) is a tool for anyone interested in improving government agency performance. Performing effectively is about providing essential services to...