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The Defense Budget
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Held each year in late-February, this course concentrates on the President's new fiscal year defense budget proposal and how Congress responds to it. Experienced faculty members explore and study key documents, charts and graphs, budget allocations and projections provided in this budget.
The defense budget request is carefully analyzed, focusing on winners and losers, DoD's budget authority by title, weapons systems, budget by service, military transformation and Congress' response.
This is an elective course for the
Certificate
in Congressional Operations.
The leadership competencies for this course include:
- External Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
- Accountability
- Decisiveness
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Management
- Political Savvy
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Space is limited.
If you get a
"Wait List Only" message when registering, please register and we will notify you if space becomes available.
Click this link to add this program to your Google calendar (opens current month in new window or tab).
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Agenda |
| The Defense Budget |
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8:30 am to 4:15 pm
(networking lunch at 12 noon) |
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Appropriations and Authorizations in a Nutshell
- The budget resolution
- The relationship between authorizations and appropriations
- Types of appropriations measures
- Authorizing language
Analysis of the President's Defense Budget Request
- Winners and Losers
- Breakdown of DoDs
budget authority by title
- Weapons systems
- Budget by service
Military Transformation
- Long term force structure
- Readiness
- Modernization plans
Congressional Response and How to Protect Your Programs' Appropriations
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The actual program may differ slightly.
For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here.
PDF 
This course is
also available as a custom
program.
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.
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Suggested
Prerequisites |
Basic
understanding of the congressional budget process or
the legislative process or Congressional
Dynamics and the Legislative Process
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.
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Rave
Reviews |
"In-depth analysis of the defense budget, programs, budget
line, which is what I need to do my job."
-- Congressional Affairs DoD, 2009 Attendee
"Outstanding presentations across the board--well integrated progression of materials--every speaker was obviously well qualified and experienced."
-- 2010
Attendee
"I have a better understanding of the roadblocks our programs encounter and how to solve them."
-- 2010
Attendee
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more testimonials about our budget training.
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Time
and Dates |
8:30 am to 4:15 pm
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F, February 25, 2011
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F, February 24, 2012

If you get a "Wait
List Only" message when registering, please select
the next available date.
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Location |
February 25, 2011:
Location in Washington, DC will be announced before
course. Other dates:
Location
in Washington, DC will be announced
before course. Our courses are held at
these Washington, DC, locations.
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Course
Materials |
Includes
more than 75 pages of charts and documentation of
the budget process.
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Tuition |
$595

If you get a "Wait
List Only" message when registering, please select
the next available date. |
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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.
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Certificate of
Training
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CEUs
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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 .6
CEUs from George Mason University.
This is an
elective course for the
Certificate
in Congressional Operations. |
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Policies |
For this course, substitutions, cancellations, and transfers must be submitted in writing to us. Our transfer and cancellation fees are outlined below.
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Transfer and Cancellation Fee |
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Time Before Course |
Substitutions Allowed |
Transfer Fee |
Cancellation Fee |
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More than 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
None |
None |
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2 to 4 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
25% of tuition |
50% of tuition |
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3 days to 2 weeks |
Yes, in writing |
50% of tuition |
75% of tuition |
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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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FAQs |
FAQs
about our training
including suggested attire.
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Payment methods we accept include checks, EFT/ACH, and Intuit Payment Network (IPN).

For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here.
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out and complete the registration
form
(in Adobe pdf). The completed form should
include your method of payment.
Fax the completed form to us at
703-739-1195.
Mail the completed form to us at
TheCapitol.Net, Inc., PO Box 25706, Alexandria, VA
22313-5706
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Available as custom, on-site training? |
Yes.
This
program can be tailored
for on-site agency, association and corporate training.
Please call 703-739-3790 for information.
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Need
more information? |
Phone:
703-739-3790
Email: registrar -at- TheCapitol.Net
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Non-Partisan |
TheCapitol.Net is a
non-partisan firm, and the opinions of its faculty,
authors, clients and the owners and operators of its vendors are
their own and do not represent those of TheCapitol.Net.
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URLs: www.TheCapitol.Net/PublicPrograms/defensebudget.html
DefenseBudgetWorkshop.com
TheDefenseBudget.com
DefenseBudgeting.com
ThePresidentsDefenseBudget.com
PresidentsDefenseBudget.com
TCNDB.com
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Last updated:
September 02, 2010
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