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Advanced Federal Budget Process
2-day program
Get an advanced understanding of the budget process.

Is your staff fluent in "budget-ese"? Our faculty will bring their years of federal budget and teaching experience--and their budget savvy--to your agency and teach your staff how the federal budget process really works!

Learn the little-known tips and precise terminology that can help you follow--and protect--your budgetary interests.

An overview of current budget politics and how federal budgeting works today.
Gain the knowledge to help increase your chances of boosting funds or staving off cuts.
Understand the budget resolution process as well as differences between, and the importance of, authorizations and appropriations.
Be able to recognize various budget documents and how to use them most effectively.
Learn principles and issues of performance-based budgeting and about OMB's tools for assessing program performance.

A 1-page overview of this custom program is available (pdf)

Custom Training Information
Sample Agenda	Day One 8:30 Welcome and Introduction 8:35 Budgeting for Surpluses and Deficits; Congressional Budgeting Today 10:00 Break 10:15 Begin "Walk Through" of Budget Documents STAGE I: The Congressional Budget Resolution Process 12:00 Lunch 1:00 STAGE I continued 2:15 Break 2:30 STAGE II: Authorizations 4:00 Day 1 Program Concludes Day Two 8:30 STAGE III: Appropriations; STAGE IV: Final Actions on Appropriations and the Reconciliation Process (a break will be taken at a convenient time) 12:00 Lunch 1:15 STAGE V: Implementing the Budget 2:30 Break 2:45 Integrating the Budget and Performance 3:30 The Budget: Short- and Long-Term Prospects 4:00 Complete Program Evaluations / Conference Concludes All custom training is tailored for each organization and audience. Topics from this program can be combined with topics from our other programs and with topics from your existing training programs.
Sample Agendas in pdf format	Sample agendas of different versions of this program tailored for previous custom clients are available in Adobe pdf format: Generic 2-day program 1-day program for national law firm - Advanced Federal Budget Process 2-day program for federal agency - Budgeting in Review As part of 2-day "Understanding Congressional Budgeting and (Client Agency)'s Issues" for federal agency As part of 5-day Capitol Hill Workshop for federal agency - Advanced Federal Budget Process and Legislative-Executive Workshop See our Sample Agendas page for more. back to top
Audience Level	Attendees should have a knowledge of, or a minimum of one year's experience working with, the congressional budget process, or completion of our Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations course recommended. back to top
Audience Size	This program is most effective for between 15 and 50 attendees. Not enough staff for a custom, on-site program? You can still train your staff at our public course.
Previous Clients	Variations of this program have been presented for federal agencies. Our selected client list includes clients who have purchased custom training, sent staff to our public programs and who have purchased our publications.
Faculty	Our faculty for this program all have more than 15 years' experience working with the federal budget. back to top
Rave Reviews	"An excellent introduction to the federal budget process - at a level usable for the federal agency lawyer." "Strongly recommend this course to other members in my office. Superb presentation." Legislative Policy Analyst for HQ USAF "Practical suggestions for working with appropriators to maximize funds." Congressional Liaison, DEA See more testimonials about this program. See what some of the attendees at our custom programs say about our custom training.
Course Materials	Materials can include a personal copy of The Federal Budget by Allen Schick (Brookings) for each attendee. back to top
Length and Location	Usually requires 2 days. This program is usually held in Washington, DC. It can be presented anywhere in the world.
Internal Marketing	To help you publicize and market a custom program to your organization's audience, we can provide printed materials and language for your own internal promotion and publicity.
Fee	The fee for this program depends on the location, number of attendees, length, and training materials. Call us for details, or complete our custom program information request for more information. If you don't have enough people for a custom, on-site program, you can still train your staff at our public course. back to top
What is included in the fee?	TheCapitol.Net tailors each program to meet your training and educational objectives. Before we issue a cost proposal, we will work with you to tailor a program to meet your training objectives. We provide all course materials and faculty chosen for your topic and your audience at the time and location you choose. Our custom program clients provide the classroom/meeting space, all audio visual equipment, any food and beverages, all registration functions, and travel arrangements for attendees. When the program is held outside the Washington, DC metro area, travel arrangements for faculty can be made by the client or by us. We can also provide meeting space, audio visual equipment, food and beverage, registration, and travel arrangements, though this affects cost.
FAQs	See FAQs About Our Custom On-Site Training. back to top
Payment	TheCapitol.Net accepts all forms of payment for its custom training, including credit cards (MasterCard, Discover, American Express), government procurement cards, checks, Form 1556, EFT, and purchase orders.
About Us	TheCapitol.Net, Inc., is a non-partisan small business and a Virginia corporation. We are registered with CCR. See our About Us page for more details. FEIN: 54-1917701 DUNS: 04-273-5071 CAGE: 1K5S4
Related Information	Federal Budget Links and Research Tools Quick DC Links - Washington Essentials The Federal Budget Process
Related Custom Training	Preparing and Delivering Congressional Testimony Preparing for Congressional Oversight and Investigation Strategies for Working with Congressional Staff Tracking and Monitoring Legislation Understanding Congressional Budgeting and Appropriations back to top
Need more information?	Phone: 703-739-3790 Email: custom -at- TheCapitol.Net Complete our online custom program information request. back to top
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Last updated: April 04, 2008