Assignment: Public Budget Cycle

Develop a four- to five-page paper in which you analyze the Public Budget Cycle in a government agency of your choice. (Defense and National Security)

Be sure to include each of the phases of the budget cycle (preparation and submission, approval, execution and audit, and evaluation) and address how each relates to the overall organizational mission of the government agency.

Your paper must be four to five pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite at least three scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.

Textbook

Lee, R. D. & Johnson, R. W. (2008). Public budgeting systems (8th Ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.