How to make OMB-mandated budget cuts

Steve McMillin, a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies and the former deputy director at OMB, explains how agencies can propose 5 percent in cuts to their 2013...

The Office of Management and Budget says your agency must cut five percent from its discretionary spending in its 2013 budget request. But that’s not all. Your agency must also show options for cutting 5 more percent from its budget. Steve McMillin, a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies and the former deputy director at OMB, explains how agencies can make these cuts.

Follow McMillin on Twitter at @SteveSMcMillin.

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