The growth of government spending has been an issue of concern among policymakers and academics in most OECD countries since the 1970s. The political economy literature has pointed toward the importance of the budget process for the budgeting behavior of policy-makers. The present study wants to ...
Misrouted calls.When designed effectively, IVRs and chatbots excel at capturing the customer’s intent and getting them to the right place —whether that be self-service or assistedservice. Skipping this process (by slamming zero or screaming “agent” — hey, we’ve all been there...
The Ups and Downs of State Budget Process Reform: Experience of Three Decades From zero-base budgeting to the Government Performance and Results Act, state budgeting systems have been synonymous with budgeting reform for over 30 year... RC Burns,RDL Jr - 《Public Budgeting & Finance》 被引量...
Tariffs will bring in some additional revenue, but retaliatory action by trading partners could result in additional spending by the federal government, a dynamic we saw play out in the president-elect’s first term.15 Thus, in our baseline scenario, we forecast the federal budget deficit as a...
US government probes South Korean company accused of selling American tools to Chinese entities The U.S. Commerce Department is investigating whether Ronda Korea, a South Korean company, has been selling chipmaking equipment to Chinese firms. U.S.-based Lam Research pro...
In the 2025 fiscal year budget request announced on March 11 by the administration of US President Joe Biden, the federal government's cybersecurity budget in the civil administrative departments and agencies reached a record $13 billion, a 10 percent increase from the 2024 fiscal year. ...
said on Monday at a news briefing in Beijing that there were indications that US intelligence agencies and cybersecurity companies had conspired to piece together their so-called evidence and spread false information in order to obtain congressional budget allocations and US federal government contracts...
Currently, the federal government is subject to a legislated budget ceiling. When the government’s borrowing authority nears its limit, thedebt ceilingis increased by Congressional action, often generating political debate. In 1985, Congress passed the Gramm-Rudmann-Hollings bill, which ...
Sightline is a tax platform that makes the entire tax process more collaborative and insightful. Built by tax professionals for tax professionals. Tax Policy Outlook: Defining the choices ahead The stakes rarely have been higher as business leaders seek to manage operations and plan investments in ...
Recycling of petrodollars:Oil-exporting countriesoften invest their excess U.S. dollars in U.S. Treasury securities and other dollar-denominated assets to keep them safe while earning a return. This process, known as petrodollar recycling, helps finance the U.S. government's budget and trade ...