The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a small nonpartisan agency that provides economic and budgetary analysis to the Congress. CBO’s Budget Analysis Division seeks a manager to direct its Public and Private Mandates Unit, which executes CBO’s responsibilities under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA). That law requires CBO cost estimates to include a statement concerning mandates that proposed legislation would impose on state, local, and tribal governments and on private-sector entities, including businesses and individuals. CBO’s estimates are crucial to the legislative process.
The unit chief’s responsibilities include the following:
Organize, supervise, and evaluate the work of analysts in the unit to ensure high-quality, nonpartisan analyses and estimates, often within tight deadlines.
Assign, review, and edit 600 to 800 mandate statements each year for legislation that has been approved by authorizing committees.
Oversee and contribute to CBO’s online summary of mandates in legislation and public laws.
Coordinate CBO’s work under UMRA with key representatives of state and local governments and with the national associations that represent those governments.
Ensure frequent and effective communication with other CBO staff and managers, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff.
Details on job requirements and how to apply at www.cbo.gov/careers.
This position may be closed any time after February 20, 2018 when CBO has received a sufficient number of applications from qualified candidates.
