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You are cordially invited to join in commemorating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Congressional Budget Office Welcome Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director Opening Remarks The Honorable Tom Price The Honorable Chris Van Hollen The Honorable Rob Portman The Honorable Bernie Sanders Keynote Alice Rivlin, Founding Director
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To ensure that its work is objective, impartial, and nonpartisan, CBO takes a number of steps. One of those steps is to enforce strict rules to prevent its employees from having financial conflicts of interests and to limit its employees’ political activities.
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CBO produces numerous reports with specific options or broad approaches for changing federal tax and spending policies. CBO periodically publishes a reference volume, often referred to as “Budget Options,” that includes dozens of policy options to reduce federal budget deficits.
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This page covers recurring reports that CBO has published since 2000. Some of the reports listed here have been published since the 1970s; those earlier reports are all available on CBO's website but are not shown here.
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Budget and EconomyWhat is CBO’s estimate of the budget deficit for 2024?
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CBO’s visiting scholars strengthen vital links between the agency and the broader community of public policy analysts. Visiting scholars have a unique opportunity to address complex budgetary and economic issues. The agency is especially interested in collaborating with scholars who specialize in macroeconomics, health economics, financial economics, and public economics, though it welcomes applications from analysts in all areas.
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What information does CBO collect and store automatically?
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The Congressional Budget Office offers unrivaled opportunities for challenge and professional growth. If you're looking for a job where you can: analyze budgetary and economic effects of public policies, provide nonpartisan, objective analysis, support the Congress, and work with some of the brightest minds in policy analysis,
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The Congressional Budget Office is regularly named one of the best places to work in the federal government, according to a survey conducted by the Partnership for Public Service. In 2008 and 2010, CBO was ranked third in the small agency category; in 2012, CBO was ranked second.