Melissa Merrell

How would your agency fare under the FY 2013 budget? Find the answers at AABPA’s one-stop shop for agency budget documents and congressional justifications.

Check out this article that mentions AABPA’s first survey of budget professionals. What do you think about the cuts agencies are facing? http://www.govexec.com/magazine/features/2012/02/going-cash-diet/41022/

– Congressional Budget Office

– most excited about Building Networks Across Agencies and Creating Change in Government: When to Hold, Fold and Use the Cards You’ve Been Dealt. Also pretty excited to try out these MingleSticks!

One of our members in Linkedin shared this with the group and I thought it was interesting…

Would data visualization of the budget change the budget preparation process?
Boring bar charts, graphs, trend lines, and tables are the standard tools for presenting a budget. What if federal, state and local budgets began utilizing data visualization…[Read more]

Find yourself asking “What’s all this debt limit talk about and how does it work?”

Here are some excellent resources on debt and interest, and the specific issue of the debt ceiling (also known as “debt subject to limit”).

The US Treasury Department has these graphics that show Debt to the Penny, charts that show Public Debt Outstanding and…[Read more]

Govloop rockstar Jameel Moses put together this great infographic for anyone heading to interviews. Best advice – prepare your one-minute resume! https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/4-winning-tips-for-a

Here is an excellent oppotunity for MPP and MPA students with an interest in program analysis and/or budgeting:

Announcing the 2011 Marykathryn Kubat Graduate Student Research Competition in Budgeting and Program Analysis!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
AABPA invites master’s candidates in public administration, public policy, and other related…[Read more]