The modern federal budget process began a century ago with the enactment of the Budget and Accounting Act (BAA), which requires the executive branch to submit a consolidated budget plan to Congress ...

It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly reads this column knows about debt limits, government shutdowns, and out-of-control spending and ...

Today marks the centennial of the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, a law requiring, among other things, the president to annually present Congress with a budget proposal for government. While ...

Over the last year, Americans watched virtually everything that could go possibly wrong in the budget world either happen or nearly happen. Now there appears to be an updated deal that reworks the ...

Right now, company financial officers are in the midst of forecasting and planning for 2021. In our annual ritual, line managers right through to the CEO spend countless hours poring over potential ...

It's not uncommon for health systems to have an annual budgeting cycle that requires six months of work and thousands of hours from leadership. It's a monumental undertaking -- and yet the budget is ...

During the third quarter, businesses enter a crucial phase in their financial planning cycle. July brings a review of the first half's financials, followed by a deeper analysis in August. By September ...

Budget process evolution and maturity in healthcare organizations traditionally has lagged other industries, where leading-edge and data-driven forecasting approaches are currently evolving. Most ...

The University Budget Office is responsible for all the processes, policies, and issues related to the University’s operating, non-operating, and capital budgets. This includes budget planning and ...

Many of us approach our B2B marketing budgets with a combination of regret, hope and fear. We regret past budget choices, so we vow to make different ones. We hope to maximize our budget this time ...