Federal advisory committees are frequently chartered by the Chief Executive, Congress, and agency heads to render independent advice and to make re...

Federal advisory committees—which may also be labeled as commissions, councils, or task forces—are established to assist the executive branch in de...

Enacted appropriations and other budgetary legislation may vary in the level of detail they provide regarding how agencies should spend the funds t...

This book provides an overview of select programs relating to federal agricultural assistance. Topics discussed include the status and issues conce...

The book is intended to provide a brief summary and analysis of major legislative provisions under consideration in the ongoing Federal Aviation Ad...

Federal programs intended to help poor and low-income people are of ongoing interest to Congress. The federal government spends billions of dollars...

The federal budget is central to Congress's ability to exercise its "power of the purse". Federal budget decisions also express Congress's prioriti...

Discussions about the appropriate levels of spending for various policy objectives of the federal government have played an important role in congr...

One of the most persistent political issues facing Congress in recent decades is whether to require that the budget of the United States be in bala...

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 ...

The federal budget is central to Congress's ability to assert its "power of the purse". Federal budget decisions express Congress's priorities amon...

Budgeting for the federal government is an enormously complex process. This book provides a comprehensive explanation of the federal budget process...

The federal budget process is the primary means by which the President and Congress select among competing demands for federal funds. The President...

Budgeting for the federal government is an enormously complex process. It entails dozens of sub-processes, countless rules and procedures, the effo...

In the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, Congress authorised the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to request that a federal judge reduc...

In FY2014, the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) that were apprehended at the Southwest border while attempting to enter the United Stat...

Child welfare services are intended to prevent the abuse or neglect of children; ensure that children have safe, permanent homes; and promote the w...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and activities are funded under four broad budget accounts: operations and maintenance (such as air ...

In the wake of 11 September 2001, proactive engagement with the Arab and Muslim-American community became a new, distinct, and national civil right...

The federal government has funded work to address global climate change for more than four decades. An initial focus on science has expanded to enc...

As awareness of global climate change has expanded over the past decade, successive Congresses and Administrations have committed resources to stud...

This book provides an overview of the current strategies and considerations regarding federal cloud computing. The Federal Government's current Inf...

Cloud computing is a new name for an old concept; the delivery of computing services from a remote location, analogous to the way electricity, wate...