BUDGETING FOR NAT SECURITY

Learned about how the government is funded and how the budgeting process is planned, coordinated, and executed.

One, the basic theories and learning how the federal government brings in revenue and how it programs budgets for national security was helpful at this point in my career. Importantly, learning how important the economy is to national security has been very insightful, and learning the differences between mandatory and discretionary spending was particularly useful when we learned about the role of Congressional oversight, the Constitution, and the Executive branch. Two, learning the four sources of law and the three dilemmas served as a useful base for my budgeting knowledge. Third, just learning how much money and budget authority the government spends has been valuable for my career, and learning about the Financial Management process has made me more of an asset to our Comptroller.

1)Conceptual Knowledge that was process-oriented. Why things were done the way that it had been established. The timeliness and the sequencing of additional reviews. 2) The exchange of legislative, executive, and judicial roles within the federal government budget process. How each branch can impact and influence the chain of events? 3) The PPBE process, mandatory spending, discretionary spending, the interplay of these factors upon the larger question of the budget deficit, and government debt, and why this matters.

This course was eye-opening for me. I learned so much about the national security budgeting process, the PPBE process, and other factors influencing our national budget.

I now look at budgeting in a different light. I credit that to this course. Great information... information that every gov employee should know!