Posted on May 02, 2008 04:55:31 PM | Shana Dale | 17 Comments
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This year’s budget process is different from what we normally do but is very similar to the budget submittal for FY 2002 as a new Administration came into office. NASA, like most federal agencies, will develop two budget requests this year. The first is the normal 5-year budget developed during our Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycle. The second budget is developed under a set of rules established by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, as documented in OMB Circular A-11.
With only two weeks between the Presidential Inauguration and the due date for submitting the President’s budget to Congress, there is insufficient time to develop and deliver a budget request. Thus, the federal government has developed a process for managing the budget delivery in years with a change in Administration (such as what happened eight years ago). The memo from OMB Director Jim Nussle (PDF) explains the process for developing this budget. Each agency is asked to develop a “current services budget.” This budget is simply the current appropriation (FY 2009 if enacted, else the equivalent of a full-year continuing resolution), with no changes to subsequent years other than inflation.
The PPBE process is well under way and although it is not required to be delivered to OMB, it is necessary to develop the PPBE budget as this provides the updated details for execution in FY 2009, as well as the integrated 5-year baseline for understanding the second budget. This year, no budget reviews will be conducted with OMB directors, and there will be no formal passback process.
We will work with OMB on issues that may arise with ongoing programs due to the difference between the PPBE baseline and the current services baseline. This will help OMB form position papers that will be presented to the new Administration’s transition team. The current services budget also becomes the starting baseline for NASA’s discussions with the incoming transition team that will typically start in November, as soon as the election is clearly settled. Understanding how this baseline differs from the PPBE baseline, and understanding the options for resolving any issues will be important in preparing for the incoming team.
Finally, an updated budget will be developed by the new Administration for submittal to Congress in April, which will then become the new Administration’s initial 5-year plan for NASA. This will likely draw heavily on the details developed during PPBE, as well as any strategic decisions made by the new team. So as we work through the current PPBE cycle, we must recognize that any PPBE proposals for changes in strategy or overguides will be compared to the current services budget and not the PPBE cycle when we begin discussion with OMB in September and the transition team in November.
I would like to thank David Schurr, NASA Comptroller, for his contribution to this week’s blog.
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On Jul 17, 2008 11:53:44 PM
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- 16 On Jul 17, 2008 11:47:48 PM Breaking News wrote:
Just wanted to see how you liked Google
- 15 On Jun 26, 2008 11:43:57 AM Duncan Cameron wrote:
I read with great fascination the open challenge that resulted in a new glove for the astronauts. Is there another budgeted challenge upcoming?
- 14 On Jun 26, 2008 05:10:11 AM lixin LIXIN wrote:
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- 13 On Jun 02, 2008 05:26:57 PM nasa fan wrote:
While not your stated intent, this blog is a very interesting peek into the mysterious world of NASA administration. This is a world we (the public) don't get to see. While I'm not part of the blog's target demographic, I think it serves as great evangelism for NASA by showing an open process and featuring you as an engaged leader. Well done on this effort that wasn't actually your intent. And what about your stated goal of internal communications improvement? My guess is it's working or you'd abandond the post, so to speak. How do you measure that anyway? Welp...in the words of the Govornator, "I'll be back".
- 12 On May 26, 2008 09:02:17 AM guest wrote:
hey wat is dit
- 11 On May 25, 2008 10:58:09 PM Melissa wrote:
Shana,
Hello! I admire what you do so much. Astronomy is one of my biggest passions, but I haven't had much time to learn much about it yet.
I just graduated nursing school and will soon be an RN after I pass the NCLEX. I've been thinking about what inspires me in life and makes me happy - astronomy does because it expands my mind and well, you know .. all that good stuff. Life just seems so dull without keeping the big picture in mind.
Soooo....if you all need a nurse around the NASA spacestation please hire me, haha. I need to get some experience first, but it would be a dream come true to work for NASA! Since I was a little girl I would always talk about how awesome that would be.
Will you please let me know if you all ever hire nurses there?
Seriously ...
You can look me up on Myspace at myspace.com/myfriendsaturn.
Love
Melissa E
malissa456@Yahoo.com- 10 On May 24, 2008 06:47:28 PM guest wrote:
I wanted to say good job. It looks like not that many people are leaving you comments to all of you blogs. Which would make me feel like my work wasnt important. So I just wanted to drop you a quick few lines. Well I have started to take interest in this field again. Seeing all of the advancements that we have made since i was a child has made me believe that we are Looking to the stars again rather than looking for World Domination. I am anxious to see how the landing goes on Mars.Hope we can get some good ideas on how to restore Mother Earth back to great health. Keep up the good hard work and God Bless you all.
- 9 On May 18, 2008 08:21:47 PM Ignatz Horowitz wrote:
Where's the "big announcement" NASA was supposed to release last week? I don't get NASA TV, but you would think something would have been released if it was such a big deal was they put it out to be. 50 hunt for whatever, and not a word? The link pulled from Drudge a few hours after it was posted? And the nonsense from the Vatican about our "alien brothers"...well,, I won't go into that. Google "nasa announcement", and all you get is old news. In fact, that's all you get from NASA's own website. Geez...get with the program. If you can "put a man on the moon", you can at least update your website and keep the public informed. Unless you're being told not to.
Ignatz Horowitz
Adventurer- 8 On May 16, 2008 12:20:57 AM guest wrote:
To the great nation of American, I in my campaign promise to work hard as president and connect to the people an listen, not just as a president but as an American. It is time for GREAT change in our country to "HEAD IT IN A NEW DIRECTION" You are not INVISIBLE to my white house, I will listen to the people OF AMERICA. Hard working Americans need tax relief, but this is not ENOUGH there are more things we can do UNITED AS ONE COUNTRY THEN THE WORLD CAN. We can produce more technology as we are heading In this new direction new jobs will form as we'll as new technology will emerge with new economic grow at home and around the world. We can build products and goods faster and cheaper and take advantage of growth of global economics. We are making technology breakthroughs in our country and around the world and As your PRESENDENT I will work on economic grow across the bar on all economic backgrounds and will united us into the digital global economy to strengthen our country and it abilities I will work with the top leaders of ALL nations to be globally connected. To immediately form new jobs.
www.beyond-science.com get it before china does is a.i text code upload last week complex network that infinite data makes god tech beyond quantium computers it makes the most powerful wepon in the universe my iq is 130 but complex computation prediction and 7 years of research. Infinite intelligent beings that data would look like a nano chip and you would be adam and eve is so complex the nanotechnology and quantium gates. I work with www.sns.gov and xxx.lanl.gov jsut trust me.- 7 On May 15, 2008 04:36:40 PM Madeline Ward wrote:
I am curious...how much of the budget is devoted to education concerns. I am a millennial myself. (19 year old college student) and I wonder how much is. Because I would like to do something for some of the kids I work with. They are all from low income families and some of them have said they want to work in something like this but they dont know anything about it.
- 6 On May 15, 2008 08:20:02 AM Laleh wrote:
Good, Congradulations,
- 5 On May 10, 2008 11:02:06 AM jerry wrote:
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- 4 On May 10, 2008 11:01:26 AM jerry wrote:
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- 3 On May 09, 2008 05:05:46 PM guest wrote:
Has anyone thought about a CHEAP Mars mission, where 2 existing Space Shuttles are launched simultaneously,one with a landing craft in the cargo bay, One with the cargo bay containing a fuel tank.The Shuttle's could then juggle the fuel tank at the iss,attaching the fuel tank to the shuttle containing the lander, and then go to Mars with existing equipment and technology,use the landing craft,do our Science, and them come home?From all the discussion on Science channel, and other media, the currently proposed plans are highly complex,and requires a huge outlay of time and money, including an expensive and somewhat unneeded Moon Base.We could then take the saved time and money, and research technologies for the future.In the meantime, we will have been to Mars.
- 2 On May 09, 2008 07:58:41 AM Gustav wrote:
Interesting! Keep up the good work.
- 1 On May 05, 2008 06:54:50 AM Andrew Barnett wrote:
I understand the pressures of budget time, having worked for a Multinational Joint Venture company, and the conflicting issues
of accuracy versus data inclusion in time. I wonder if you use a custom
computer program, or a centralized database environment to keep the sheets together?
As my old boss used to say "Keep it simple, just don't forget anything."
Good Budgeting. - 16 On Jul 17, 2008 11:47:48 PM Breaking News wrote:
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