Evaluation of the Agency’s Budgeting and Cumulative Report
As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and
evaluation of the selected agency’s budgeting and then provide
recommendations for improvement. Therefore, you will conduct interviews
with agency representatives and research-related academic sources and
Websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of Accounts and Client
Support as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are
working.
Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
- Analyze the agency’s (or department’s) budget by following
these six (6) steps and including the results of the analysis in your
paper by: (a) identifying the agency’s budget as executive department or
an independent agency; (b) determining which of the appropriation
subcommittees has jurisdiction over each agency’s budget request; (c)
determining where each agency’s operations fall in the functional
classification of the federal budget; (d) determining the budget
authority and outlays proposed for the agency; and (e) determining the
actual outlays and budget authority for the agency in that year. (Title
this section Budget Overview.) - Analyze two (2) major political
influences on and primary accountability areas required of program
administrators after reviewing FY2012 regarding mandatory and
discretionary budgets. (Title this section Budgeting Assessment.) - Explain
which intergovernmental agency, or agencies, contributes to and / or
influences the budgetary decisions for the current and future budget
over the next five (5) years. (Title this section Analysis of Budgeting
Plans and Actual Expenditures.) - Analyze the impact of
international policy making on the current year’s budgets and possible
impact on future budget line items. (Title this section Implications of
Foreign Policy.) - Recommend two (2) robust ways in which the
agency could improve the budget for the next fiscal year. (Title this
section Budget Request and Recommendations.) - Provide proof
of one to two (1-2) interviews by submitting the completed interview
form with a list of questions for and responses from each interviewee.
(Put this in the Appendix under Interview Forms.) - Provide four
to five (4-5) relevant and credible outside resources that support the
content of this assignment. (Include no more than one (1) non-government
Website.)
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
- Be
typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions. - Include a cover page containing the title of the
assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
and the date. The sections must have appropriate titles. The cover page,
interview forms, reference page, and the appendices are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
- Recommend ways to improve specific areas of public administration.
- Analyze
the fundamental components of effective budgeting, including sources of
revenue, political influences, purposes, types, and accountability of
program administrators. - Use technology and information resources to research issues in public administration.
- Write clearly and concisely about public administration using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using
the following rubric.
Click here to view the grading rubric.
