Course Description

This four-day elective course will help you hone your financial manager or budget analyst skills and understand the importance of having accurate budget formulation and a solid execution strategy. This course will review relevant legislation and financial principles associated with proper budget formulation. You will cover the high-level process of budget appropriations and agency-level activities that include budget formulation, justification, and execution. At the completion of this course, you will have the skills necessary to ensure agency compliance with legislation and agency policies on budget formulation and execution.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the key terminology and elements of the federal budget process
• Understand the applicable legislation, agency-specific policies, and key features of federal budget formulation
• Utilize the steps to transition from formulation to execution of a budget
• Track the budget timeline and the phases of the budget process
• Identify the roles of the major players in the budget process

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