Course Description:
This course examines Federal budgeting, appropriations, and financial management. It is
intended to provide a strategic understanding of the players, roles, structure, responsibilities, and rules
of Federal budgeting, appropriations, and financial management. With this critical understanding,
the senior manager or leaders gain ability to shape the fiscal environment to achieve agency strategic
outcomes. The course focuses on topics such as the dynamic interaction between agency, executive, and
congressional stakeholders in developing a budget and gaining an appropriation; the impact on government
of current fiscal issues, including the competition between discretionary and nondiscretionary spending;
and emerging Federal financial management reform initiatives. The course concludes with a discussion
of budget execution, internal control, audit, and appropriations law issues.

Recommended Attendance:

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Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to assess the Federal budgeting and appropriations process and the legal and policy
constraints upon it and their affect on government organizations.