May 17, 2011

AABPA Conducting Survey of Federal Budget Professionals

The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) has joined forces with Grant Thornton LLP to conduct a survey of Federal budget professionals. This survey covers budget formulation, budget and performance integration, budget execution, resource constraints, congressional issues, systems and…
February 14, 2011

AABPA announces Spring Symposium for May 11th, 2011

The AABPA symposia are always informative and helpful, with some excellent speakers. Details of the spring gathering were just sent out. Here’re the details: Refine, Retool, Collaborate: The Future is Now Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th and…
February 8, 2011

AABPA discussion on the President’s budget and fiscal reform

AABPA has just announced an extremely interesting topic for their February 17th program meeting. Here are the details: A Discussion: The President’s Budget and Fiscal Reform with Maya MacGuineasPresident of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Director of the…
May 31, 2010

Notes from AABPA BFELoB panel session, 5/18/2010

I popped along to the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) Symposium panel discussion on how people are using BFELoB-funded tools to improve their budget management activities and took some notes that I thought I’d share with the community…
April 28, 2010

TCG Supports Intergovernmental Solutions Award Finalist

TCG is pleased to announced that one of the government programs that we support, the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business’s (BFELoB)  MAX Federal Community, is a finalist for the American Council for Technology (ACT) 2010 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards. The…
November 1, 2009

Performance management reform around the corner

The Bush administration implemented the PART program, to the consternation of many, and then no-one really paid much attention to the data when it came to developing the government’s budget. Often used as a stick rather than a carrot, PART made headway…
October 27, 2009

AABPA Fall Symposium registration is open

The American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) has opened registration for the fall symposium, titled Budgeting In A Changing Environment: The New Normal. This is an excellent event for those interested in budget and performance management, as the agenda…