Better Budgeting

Better Budgeting

Why reinvent the wheel? Agency contributors are pooling their knowledge and resources to create solutions to common challenges.

• MAX A-11 Data Transfer Services
  Agencies can now submit, retrieve and modify their budget information using web-based ‘services’ to interact with the MAX A-11 Budget System, used to prepare the President’s Budget.
• Decision Matrix
  Agencies wishing to improve their automated budgeting capabilities can use this comparison of 50 different characteristics of multiple Federal budgeting systems to aid their decision making process.
• Budgeting Capability Self Assessment Tool (BCSAT)
  Agency budget offices use the BCSAT to self-assess organizational strengths and strategically identify opportunities for growth towards becoming a ‘highly performing budget office’.
• Process Maps (Formulation and Execution)
  Agencies can follow flowcharts depicting the Federal budgeting process and timeline, defining step-by-step responsibilities for Congress, OMB, agencies and bureaus.
• Budget Service Architecture
  Agencies can utilize the Federal Government’s template for Budget Segment Architecture, defining process flows, inputs and outputs of the Federal Budget Process.