Budget

GovExec Daily: What Does Biden's Budget Mean for Feds?

Courtney Bublé and Eric Katz join the podcast to discuss the administration's blueprint document.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

How Much Would Your Agency’s Budget Increase Under Biden’s Fiscal 2022 Request?

All but one major agency would see an increase under the president’s proposal. 

  • Ross Gianfortune and Amelia Gruber

The Biggest Agency and Program Winners in Biden’s FY 2022 Budget

The president's first budget provides significant funding boosts at nearly every agency across government.

  • Eric Katz

Biden Proposes Major Spending Boost for Civilian Agencies in Fiscal 2022

The administration is requesting a 16% increase in non-defense discretionary funding to harness the government's power to solve multiple crises.

  • Courtney Bublé

White House Blames Transition in Part for Delay in Releasing Budget Preview

Not having a confirmed budget office leader was another factor, said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: How to Budget for the Next Pandemic

Former OMB official Doug Criscitello joins the podcast to discuss how government can prepare for catastrophe.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Budgeting for the Next Pandemic

The current crisis has already cost more than $5 trillion in direct spending; we must develop a better strategy for future pandemics.

  • Doug Criscitello

This Time, Lawmakers Want Control Over COVID-19 Aid

The states and Washington, D.C., are set to receive $195 billion in federal money.

  • Sophie Quinton, Stateline

States' COVID-era Budget Surpluses Could Pay For Infrastructure

“There are no Democratic roads, there are no Republican roads.”

  • Jenni Bergal, Stateline

Biden Administration Issues New Guidance Instructing Agencies to Start Tracking Goals Again

White House reversed last-minute Trump policy to end the practice of developing and monitoring agency objectives.

  • Eric Katz

White House Reminds Agencies to Get Its Approval on Policy Proposals and Certain Communications

Goal is to ensure the administration "speaks with one voice."

  • Eric Katz

Support for Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package May not Be as Broad as It Seems – It’s All a Matter of Perspective

It's awfully hard to wrap your mind around a sum that large. But converting it to a more bite-size representation can affect a voter's willingness to support government spending.

  • Aaron Saiewitz and M. David Piercey, The Conversation

Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Spending 

President Biden’s nominee for OMB director testified she would champion transparency and oversight.

  • Courtney Bublé
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Leaders Should Prioritize Troops Over Weapons Amid Defense Spending Cuts, Former Officials Say

There’s no “easy button” for finding items to cut the budget.

  • Marcus Weisgerber

GovExec Daily: OMB's Secret Spending Decisions

The National Taxpayers Union's Andrew Lautz and the Project on Government Oversight's Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette join the show to discuss how to fix the apportionments process.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Biden Unfreezes Billions at Two-Dozen Agencies, Reversing Trump's Last Minute Budget Maneuver

On his way out the door, Trump blocked agencies from accessing funds in 73 accounts.

  • Eric Katz

Biden's Opportunity to Make Performance Reporting Work a Lot Better

The White House should go beyond simply reversing what the previous administration did and use data to improve outcomes through true results-driven governance.

  • Andrew Feldman and Kathy Stack

Restore Program Performance Data to the President’s Budget

The Trump Administration’s guidance to remove the data from the president’s budget is counterproductive—federal agencies should be increasing their use of performance information to improve results.

  • Shelley H. Metzenbaum and Jed Herrmann

Trump Signs Omnibus Spending and COVID Relief Deal, Averting a Shutdown

The president will send a “redlined version” back to Congress. 

  • Courtney Bublé

GovExec Daily: The Relief Funding and Local Governments

Route Fifty's Bill Lucia joins the podcast to discuss how state, city and municipalities fare in the new stimulus bill.

  • Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler

Trump Blasts COVID Relief Package, Demands Revisions Risking a Shutdown

President asks Congress to dramatically increase the size of stimulus checks.

  • Amelia Gruber