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The President's Budget
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This course, held each year in mid-February, focuses on the President's next fiscal year budget proposal released in early February.
Our faculty discuss the policy initiatives of the President and how Congress will respond to them.
Attendees participate in a comprehensive overview and analysis of the President's most current budget, Congressional response, and appropriations and authorizations process reviews.
This is an elective course for the
Certificate
in Congressional Operations.
The leadership competencies for this course include:
- External Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
- Financial Management
- Political Savvy
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topics are available as
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members and staff, please contact
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Agenda |
| The President's Budget |
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8:30 am to 4:15 pm
(networking lunch at 12:30 pm) |
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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
Overview of the President's Budget
- The Administration’s budget priorities
Analysis of the Budget Submission
- Mandatory spending
- Revenues
- Discretionary spending
- The Deficit
- Political objectives and implications
Congressional Response
- Where the budget is heading
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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 |
"This course provided me with a precise overview of the budget process with current and future budget issues."
-- Market Analyst, Siemens
"The detailed explanation of terms, what process steps are, etc., will make understanding these issues much simpler."
-- 2010 Attendee
"Anyone wanting to
be current on the budget process should take this
program."
-- Attendee
"All good speakers."
-- CFO, Office of the Ohio Attorney General
"Good refresher into
process of budget enactment including reason for and
behind process changes."
-- Workshop Attendee, General
Dynamics Corporation
"Good courses. I would recommend this course to others, and fellow colleagues."
-- 2010 Attendee
"Easy to follow
lecture and materials corresponded with presentation....
All employees working with legislation would gain keen
knowledge in the budget process."
-- Unemployment
Insurance Program Specialist, Employment and Training
Administration, Dept. of Labor
"All
managers/supervisors should know this [budget] process."
-- Director, National Institute of Postsecondary
Education
"Gave me good background info on the entirety of the approps process
and not just the piece I deal with."
-- 2010 Attendee
"[Faculty]
enthusiastic, experienced and encouraging. Also very effective at bringing audience members into
discussion."
-- 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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W, February 23, 2011
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W, February 22, 2012

If you get a "Wait
List Only" message when registering, please register
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Location |
February 23, 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
register and we will notify you if space becomes
available. |
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Discounts |
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
and
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 |
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about our training
including suggested attire.
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Payment methods we accept include checks, EFT/ACH, and Intuit Payment Network (IPN).

If you get a "Wait
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For a printable course description, agenda with dates, and registration form, click here.
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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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September 02, 2010
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