President Barack Obama has repeatedly said to the public that when it comes to education spending, “we need to hold ourselves accountable for every dollar we spend.” Rather than think of the president ...

How budget data is recorded, made accessible, and analyzed shapes both policy makers’ and citizens’ understanding of budget policy and impact. Yet, in much of the world, the quality of budget data ...

For the first time, the White House has open-sourced the president's budget. Among many other announcements related to the White House's fiscal year 2016 budget, the administration said that for the ...

The White House has restored a website that shows how spending authority is parceled out to federal agencies throughout the year, but Democrats say some of the information that is required to be ...

Every year, the Department of Defense, OMB, the CBO, and GAO provide a wide range of materials analyzing the President’s proposed defense budget, and current trends in defense spending. These amount ...