Are we entering a new era in federal budgeting?

Interview transcript: Terry Gerton Well, it was a busy week in Congress last week. Let’s start with the rescission bill, the one that got passed, $ 9 billion minus the $ 400 million that went to [the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief]. What did you hear as that was going through the process? Loren Duggan That was a bill that was very partisan, and it was backed by Republicans. There were a couple of defections in the Senate, notably Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), but that bill…

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An old hand at federal budgeting analyzes what the 2023 proposal really says

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne Nearly every agency would see more money in 2023 under the Biden administration’s top line request, but it also shows the increasing pressure of the so-called discretionary spending, as mandatory spending expands. As part of our ongoing analysis of the skinny budget, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turns to former federal budget official, now the managing director of Grant Thornton public sector, Doug Criscitello. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: Doug, good to have…

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