A Primer on the Federal Budget Process

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 35-35
Author(s):  
Robert L. Post
Keyword(s):  
Federal Budget ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
White House ◽  
Select Group ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Federal Budget Process ◽  
The Hill

The federal budget process is often regarded as an arcane affair, the province of a select group of Washington insiders. This includes the mysteries behind the determination of budgets for R&D on materials. The purpose of this discussion is to demysrify the subject a little. It will focus largely on the role of Congress.A common misconception is that the White House sets the budget for the federal government. What the White House does do is send detailed recommendations to Congress each year in January on what it believes the budget should be. This covers spending, tax policy, and economie predictions (the latter reflected in the anticipated tax revenues). In January 1990, for example, the administration submitted budget recommendations for fiscal year 1991, which began on October 1 and runs until September 30, 1991. These recommendations (with subsequent negociations with the Hill) can be quite influential, but serve primarily as a point of reference, which Congress can gladly accept, or completely ignore, as circumstances and preferences dictate.

The Federal Budget in the Executive Branch

MRS Bulletin ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-16
Author(s):  
Robert L. Post
Keyword(s):  
National Science Foundation ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Fiscal Year ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Budget Request ◽  
Federal Budget Process

This is the second of a short series on the federal budget process. Here, we will focus on how the science budget is set inside the Executive Office of the President. The main players here are the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).The budget process for a given fiscal year starts in the agencies. For example, the fiscal year 1991 budget request to Congress was put together by the agencies during the winter, spring and summer of 1989. In the Department of Energy (DOE) for example, budget requests are obtained from the field offices. Typically, these requests are an exercise in optimism, founded on the time-honored notion that you are certain to get nothing if you don't at least ask.In any event, DOE headquarters staff, after receiving these requests, pare down the totals in a process not unlike that followed within the OMB. This can resuit in weeping and gnashing of teeth at the field offices even at this early stage. While not generally appreciated, OMB staff can often do much of their budget cutting work before even receiving the formal budget request by a judicious combination of friendly advice, jawboning or more extreme measures which this writer will not go into. (On a more positive note, previous administration guidance—e.g., a planned doubling of the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget in five years, or a commitment to a given schedule for space probes, satellites, etc., in the case of NASA—can largely “hard wire” the budget process before the budget submission to OMB).

The Role of Dynamic Scoring in the Federal Budget Process: Closing the Gap between Theory and Practice

2005 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 432-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanne Altshuler ◽  
Nicholas Bull ◽  
John Diamond ◽  
Tim Down ◽  
Pamela Moomau
Keyword(s):  
Federal Budget ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
Federal Budget Process ◽  
Dynamic Scoring

Communication in social networks of St. Petersburg as a means of adaptation of ethnocultural communities

Litera ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Rivaa Mukhammad Salem Alsalibi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Development Prospects

The subject of this research is the specifics, forms and functions of interaction in social media groups between the representatives of ethnic communities. The goal consists in determination of the role of social networks in adaptation of ethnocultural communities of St. Petersburg. The research is based on the polling technique for acquisition of information on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral state of a person. The survey was conducted via distribution of questionnaires among the representatives of ethnic groups. The article also employs the method of systematic scientific observation over the social media groups, topic raised therein, as well as reading and analysis of the comments. The scientific novelty of this work consists in outlining of the nature, trends and development prospects of cross-cultural communications as the channel for ethnocultural interaction.  The main conclusions, which touch upon users from various ethnic communities who do not have enough experience in organization of activity of social media groups, demonstrate that it causes the loss of the sense of security, accumulation of prejudices and escalation of interethnic conflicts, as well as preference of the with restricted access, which contributes to lock down of the group and impedes adaptation in the accepting society. Stabilization of situation can be achieved by improvement of the quality of content posted in the social media, as well as level of their administration.

Party Rhetoric in Federal Budget Communications

2014 ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tammy E. Trimble
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Budget Process ◽  
Public Administrators ◽  
Full Extent ◽  
Federal Budget Process

This chapter explores differences in federal budget communication associated with the development and passage of the Federal Budget Resolution for Fiscal Years 1999, 2000, and 2001. While theory suggests that party-based differences within budget communication exist, empirical studies have not yet explored the full extent of these differences. The goal of this research is to illustrate the significant party-based differences in the goals and values communicated by the actors within the federal budget process. These findings inform our understanding of how actors within this key governing process communicate. This understanding will better equip public administrators to engage others in dialogue and debate that facilitates agreement and understanding.

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