Public Administration

The federal budget is central to Congress''s ability to exercise its power of the purse . Recent economic turmoil put strain on the federal budget...

Federal financial reporting, defined here as the process of recording retrospective executive department-level financial and performance informatio...

As Congress searches for ways to generate savings, reduce the deficit, and fund federal programs, it has held hearings and passed legislation to pr...

This book examines ecosystems and the biodiversity they embody which constitute environmental capital on which society depends in multifaceted wa...

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) both have systems that track varying levels of detail related to revo...

Financial regulators conduct rulemaking and enforcement to implement law and supervise financial institutions. This book begins by discussing featu...

Discretionary spending covers the costs of the routine activities commonly associated with such federal government functions as running executive b...

Biennial budgeting is a concept that may involve several variations, including two-year budget resolutions, two-year appropriations, and other chan...

Department of Homeland Securitys (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating with state, local, and tribal gov...

Native Americans living in tribal areas experience some of the poorest housing conditions in the United States. Native Americans in tribal areas ar...

President Obama''s budget request for FY2015 includes $135.352 billion for research and development (R&D), a $1.670 billion (1.2%) increase fro...

The United States Congress conducts several types of activities for which it employs staff. These activities include assisting Members in official ...

From the beginning of the American federal government, Congress has required executive branch agencies to release or otherwise make available gover...

The security of federal government buildings and court facilities affects not only the daily operations of the federal government but also the heal...