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Advanced Federal Budget Process Advanced Federal Budget Process
Integrating Performance and the Budget

Get an advanced understanding of the budget process.

This Congressional Quarterly Executive Conference is offered exclusively by TheCapitol.Net
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Learn how the federal budget process really works from faculty members with years of subject-matter expertise. Study important terminology and get tips to protect your budgetary interests.

We provide a comprehensive overview of current budget politics and the federal budgeting process. So you gain the awareness and guidance necessary to increase your chance of boosting funds and minimizing cuts. Understand the budget resolution process as well as the differences between authorizations and appropriations.

Learn how to recognize various budget documents so you can use them most effectively. Students also discover performance-based budgeting principles and issues and OMB's tools for program performance assessment. Finally, we explore professional online budget research tips.

The leadership competencies for this course include:

  • Accountability
  • External Awareness
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Financial Management
  • Political Savvy

Bring this course to your site.

This course and any combination of it's topics are available as custom on-site training for your organization. We have tailored this course for attorneys, program analysts, administrative assistants, scientists, and others.  For more information about how this training can help your members and staff, please contact your client liaison.


Certificate in Congressional Operations

This is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.

Space is limited. 

If you get a "Wait List Only" message when registering, please select the next available date.
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Next Course
December 4-5, 2008
:
Location in Washington, DC will be announced before course.
$995 
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   CEU credits approved by George Mason University
Approved for 1.2 CEU credits from George Mason University.

Educational Tracks

Federal Budgeting

 Course registration form (pdf) 


  Course materials include


The Federal Budget Course materials include personal copy of  "The Federal Budget" by Allen Schick and the Congressional Operations Poster, which includes the Federal Budget Process flowchart.


  Course Details
Agenda

Advanced Federal Budget Process

DAY ONE

8:30 The Budget and the Economy

Federal Budget Phases and Time Frames

10:15 Break
10:30 Congressional Budgeting Today

STAGE I: The Congressional Budget Resolution and Reconciliation Process

12:00 Networking Lunch
1:00 STAGE I: The Congressional Budget Resolution and Reconciliation Process (continued)
2:15 Break
2:30 STAGE II: Authorizations
4:00 Day One Concludes

DAY TWO

8:30 STAGE III: Appropriations
10:15 Break
10:30 STAGE IV: Final Actions on Appropriations
12:00 Networking Lunch
1:00 STAGE V: The Budget Execution Process
2:00 Break
2:15 Integrating the Budget and Performance
3:15 The Budget: Short- and Long-Term Prospects
4:00 Complete Program Evaluations; Course Concludes

This is a sample agenda: the actual program may differ slightly.

A detailed sample program agenda is available: (as a custom program) on the web, and as a pdf


Do you need a training course we don't offer or coverage of an additional topic in this course?

If you have suggestions for courses or topics you would like to see us offer, please contact us or complete our online suggestion form.


Suggested Prerequisites 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.

If you need help deciding which courses you should take based on your work experience or training, please contact us via email or phone: 703-739-3790.

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.

Time and Dates

8:30 am to 4:00 pm both days

  • Thursday and Friday, December 4-5, 2008

  • Monday and Tuesday, August 3-4, 2009

  • Monday and Tuesday, December 7-8, 2009

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Location December 4-5, 2008:  Location in Washington, DC will be announced before course.

Other datesLocation in Washington, DC will be announced before course.  Many of our courses are held at these locations:

Course Materials Materials include your personal copy of The Federal Budget by Allen Schick (Brookings 2000), the Congressional Operations Poster, plus 70-plus pages of course materials and learning tools.
Registration Fee $995 **     Register for this course
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Discounts ** Group Discount!  When 4 people from the same organization register and pay together, the 4th person is free! When 8 people from the same organization register and pay together, the 4th and 8th persons are both free! See complete details here
Certificate of Training
and
CEU Credits
A Certificate of Training is available for this course. To get a Certificate of Training, your registration fee must be paid in full, and you must attend the entire course.

This course is approved for 1.2 CEU credits from George Mason University.

Certificate in Congressional OperationsThis is an elective course for the Certificate in Congressional Operations.

Policies For this course, cancellations and transfers must be submitted in writing to us.  Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.
 
** Transfer and Cancellation Fee
For all registrations received on or after September 1, 2007
Time Before Course Substitutions Allowed Transfer Fee Cancellation Fee
More than 4 weeks Yes, in writing None None
2 to 4 weeks Yes, in writing 25% of tuition 50% of tuition
3 days to 2 weeks Yes, in writing 50% of tuition 75% of tuition
1 to 2 days Yes, in writing 75% of tuition 100% of tuition
day of program
(no refunds to no-shows)
Yes, in writing 100% of tuition 100% of tuition

No refunds for no shows. We reserve the right to change this fee and time period. 

TCN reserves the right to cancel any course in the event of insufficient registrations.

All statements and discussion at all of our courses, workshops and seminars, public and custom, are off the record and not for attribution, unless specified otherwise. The resulting confidentiality ensures a frank and free exchange of views.

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Last updated: August 19, 2008

 

 

 

 

 Faculty

Our faculty for this course are all Hill veterans with current budget experience.

Selected Previous Faculty


Clinton Brass
(Contributing Author, Legislative Drafter's Deskbook)

 

Hon. Jim Lightfoot

 

Roy Meyers

 

James Saturno

 

Allen Schick

 

Hon. Robert Walker

 


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