In the public sector, as with many areas of life, it is often easier to continue doing things the way they’ve always been done than it is to overcome inertia and try a new approach. Take budgeting, ...

Seeking to build on a national effort to reimagine government budgeting, two government technology vendors — Tyler Technologies and Envisio — are teaming up to provide a joint solution. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Patton covers the financial markets, economy, and national debt. The federal government’s fiscal year ended September 30, ...

We need fundamental budget reform in this country. A two-year budget cycle with automatic funding when legislators fail ...

The House and Senate have passed their respective budgets after a dramatic showing from GOP leadership in the House Tuesday evening, but both still need to be negotiated between the two chambers.

Earlier this year, the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management and the UNC School of Government partnered to create the North Carolina Certified State Government Budget Professional ...

Discover key arguments for and against a balanced federal budget, exploring potential impacts on national debt, taxpayers, and future economic stability.

The Federal Government publishes the spending and revenue numbers on a monthly basis. The government fiscal year closes at the end of September, but this analysis will look at the calendar year budget ...

If the 118th Congress is remembered at all, it will likely be for its ineffectiveness and dysfunction, which persisted until the merciful end. In its last days, as it rushed for the exits, it put off, ...

The government's 2026 budget bill has finally arrived on the floor of the Senate after being cleared by the Upper House's ...

I was struck, no, dumbfounded by this: Debt funded all federal government spending in 2025. The federal government plans to spend a total of $7 trillion in fiscal 2025 but only bring in $5.16 trillion ...

ZBB is a data-driven budgeting method that demands a department or division justify its expenses on an ongoing basis. And it’s a favorite of some in the startup world (and was employed by Elon Musk ...