Examine current challenges in budget reform and concepts for innovative, transformative outcomes of true budget reform — and explore strategies and tactical steps to realize them. The session will also cover the importance of Congress and OMB in driving budget reform.

Key Takeaways: • The current federal budgeting framework needs to change. • Appropriations incentivize agencies to fully utilize their budgets, which can divert focus from optimizing costs. • An increased emphasis on sustainability presents another transformational trigger in government budgeting. • Discussions must explore what can be done now and what needs to be done in the future to incentivize optimal spending in agencies and realize true value in federal budgeting.

Dorothy Bell

Branch Chief for the Budget LoB Program Management Office, Department of Education

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