Strayer University Political Science Georgia Department of Labor Question

Assignment Overview

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.

Assignment Instructions

Write a 5–6 page paper in which you:

• Analyze the agency’s (or department’s) budget by following these 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
• or the agency in that year. Title this section Budget Overview.
• Analyze two 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 agencies contribute to and/or influence the budgetary decisions for the current and future budget over the next five 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 its possible impact on future budget line items. Title this section Implications of Foreign Policy.
• Recommend two robust ways in which the agency could improve the budget for the next fiscal year. Title this section Budget Request and Recommendations