Create a Realistic Government Budget Planning and Execution Process
1)Committment - if the project, program, or whatever is not going to be funded, fully, for the length of time necessary, then do not fund it ...more »
1)Committment - if the project, program, or whatever is not going to be funded, fully, for the length of time necessary, then do not fund it at all. Stop spreading "peanut butter" as nothing is really accomplished.
2) As a planner / manager / technologist, when I request X dollars, I need X dollars. I know that my budget request will be automatically cut in half - at least, so therefor I must request double what is really needed to receive what is actually needed. What kind of logic is this?
3) If at the end of the fiscal year I have left over budget - I executed the program for less dollars than anticipated, why am I penalized for returning the money? I am almost required to spend spend spend on often worthless garbage. I should be rewarded for coming in under budget.
4) Why do I need to hand hold a government sponsor - at great excess, often up to 1/3 of the budget - personal face time, or lose my budget in overnight sweeps to support a favorite pet project, or real emergency.
The idea is not to complain, but highlite common practices which must change as they cost this country many dollars, lost time, and departure of real talent.
Bring realism and integrity to the budget / planning process.
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