The Budget Office of the Federation (BOF) has defended the repeal and re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Concern for the health of American democracy is usually directed toward election-related questions such as campaign financing, voting procedures, participation rates, and gerrymandering. Yet it ought ...

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 ...

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 ...

Organizational growth can be exciting if done correctly, but it takes a lot of work to keep things moving forward. Every good leader knows that you can't just set things up and hope for the best. You ...

Explore budgeting methods, like zero-, activity-, & priority-based, incremental, envelope system, and the 50/30/20 rule.

Don’t expect much public debate as the Birmingham City Council discusses Mayor Randall Woodfin’s proposed spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. That’s because changes to the city’s charter in ...