To ensure effective preparation and presentation of
sound budget estimates for the Department; to foster effective utilization of available resources; to ensure that
financial plans are consistentwith approved
plans and programs; to establish procedures for the budget phase of the Department's
planning and budgeting process; to coordinate program performance planningand reporting throughout the Department, and to ensure preparation of a
sound performanceplan for the Department in accordance with the Government Performance and Results Act of1993 (GRPA) and GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) of 2010; to analyze resource and otherimpacts of legislative, regulatory, and budget proposals on departmental programs; to reviewthe budgetary implications of major systems acquisition programs and information technologyinvestments; to periodically
conduct formal program reviews; and to assure appropriate stepsare taken on a timely basis to implement newly enacted legislation.