• Read the following three =articles located below. Be prepared to discuss.

o "The Executive Budget in the Federal Government: The First Century and Beyond"
o "Presidential Budget Duties"
o "Why Public Financial Management Matters"

Review the following two documents, located below.

o "The Budget Message of the President"
o "Cutting Waste, Reducing the Deficit, and Asking All to Pay Their Fair Share."

Then, review at least three budgets of departments from the following list, located below.

o "Department of Agriculture"
o "Department of Commerce"
o "Department of Defense"
o "Department of Education"
o "Department of Health and Human Services"
o "Department of Homeland Security"
o "Social Security Administration"

Be prepared to discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on the national economy.

Note: The Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015 are located here.

Original Source: GPO. (2014). Budget of the United States Government. Retrieved from http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=BUDGET&browsePath=Fiscal+Year+2013&searchPath=Fiscal+Year+2013&leafLevelBrowse=false&isCollapsed=false&isOpen=true&packageid=BUDGET-2013-BUD&ycord=553