( Brian ) PLEASE RESPOND TO BOTH DISCUSSIONS. 1st Dicussion The Department of Transportation (hereinafter, DOT) requested $89 billion for FY 2021 as part of the President’s Budget.  Per the executive summary to the FY 2021 Budget Highlights package (obtained from the DOT webpage), the budget “underscores the Administration’s commitment to making transportation systems safer and improving the state of transportation infrastructure” (transportation.gov, n.d., FY 2021 Budget Highlights, Executive Summary section, para. 1).  This is in line with the DOT’s mission.  I did some more research to see the status of the appropriation for this agency for 2021.  Per the House Committee on Appropriations, for FY 2021, the DOT bill was for $107.2 billion in budgetary resources—about $19 billion more than the budget request (approporiations.house.gov, 2020, Bill Summary section)!  Something clearly happened in committee hearings.  I compared the bill versus the budget request and my key highlights were derived from that comparison (using the house appropriations site as a guide—I didn’t read the whole 268-page bill!!):    $10 million for Transportation Planning Grants for the purpose of assisting areas of persistent poverty.  This is a competitive grant program, and was not included in the 2021 Budget request.  An increase of $618 million above the 2021 Budget request for the FAA ($17.5 billion was the original budget request). The increase was primarily due to additional amounts appropriated for Aviation Safety (increase of $96 million) and discretionary Airport Improvement Grants (increase of $500 million).  An additional $26 million, not in the 2021 Budget Request, to support the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and provide funding to strengthen the nation’s “aging infrastructure”.  Grants under this funding were offered to DOT for Cyber Security Initiatives, Northeast Corridor Grants to AMTRAK, Assistance to Small Shipyards, and a number of other agencies or concerns.  The source for the highlights above was appropriations.house.gov.  I would encourage everyone to bookmark this site and follow legislation regarding your chosen agency and their budget request for FY 2021.  Pay close attention to the variances between the budget request and the bill, if any.  You can very clearly see what the administration’s priorities are, and what is being done with your taxpayer money.  I listed three highlights above (to fulfill the discussion request), but there were so many other points that shined a light on exactly what this administration is attempting to emphasize via budget action.  Note:  Per Congress.gov, the bill that included the proposed appropriation for the DOT passed the House 217 – 197 yeas to nays.  It was received in the Senate on August 12th.  Budget action is a very powerful tool indeed.  Several programs may have an impact on your daily life, and whether these programs are funded appropriately is of vital importance.  .

1. ( Brian )
PLEASE RESPOND TO BOTH DISCUSSIONS.
1st Dicussion
The Department of Transportation (hereinafter, DOT) requested
$89 billion for FY 2021 as part of the President’s Budget. Per
the executive summary to the FY 2021 Budget Highlights
package (obtained from the DOT webpage), the budget
“underscores the Administration’s commitment to making
transportation systems safer and improving the state of
transportation infrastructure” (transportation.gov, n.d., FY 2021
Budget Highlights, Executive Summary section, para. 1). This
is in line with the DOT’s mission.
I did some more research to see the status of the
appropriation for this agency for 2021. Per the House
Committee on Appropriations, for FY 2021, the DOT bill was
for $107.2 billion in budgetary resources—about $19 billion
more than the budget request (approporiations.house.gov, 2020,
Bill Summary section)! Something clearly happened in
committee hearings.
I compared the bill versus the budget request and my key
highlights were derived from that comparison (using the house
appropriations site as a guide—I didn’t read the whole 268-page
bill!!):
$10 million for Transportation Planning Grants for the purpose
of assisting areas of persistent poverty. This is a competitive
grant program, and was not included in the 2021 Budget
request.

2. An increase of $618 million above the 2021 Budget request for
the FAA ($17.5 billion was the original budget request). The
increase was primarily due to additional amounts appropriated
for Aviation Safety (increase of $96 million) and discretionary
Airport Improvement Grants (increase of $500 million).
An additional $26 million, not in the 2021 Budget Request, to
support the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic
and provide funding to strengthen the nation’s “aging
infrastructure”. Grants under this funding were offered to DOT
for Cyber Security Initiatives, Northeast Corridor Grants to
AMTRAK, Assistance to Small Shipyards, and a number of
other agencies or concerns.
The source for the highlights above
was appropriations.house.gov. I would encourage everyone to
bookmark this site and follow legislation regarding your chosen
agency and their budget request for FY 2021. Pay close
attention to the variances between the budget request and the
bill, if any. You can very clearly see what the administration’s
priorities are, and what is being done with your taxpayer
money. I listed three highlights above (to fulfill the discussion
request), but there were so many other points that shined a light
on exactly what this administration is attempting to emphasize
via budget action.
Note: Per Congress.gov, the bill that included the proposed
appropriation for the DOT passed the House 217 – 197 yeas to
nays. It was received in the Senate on August 12th.
Budget action is a very powerful tool indeed. Several programs
may have an impact on your daily life, and whether these
programs are funded appropriately is of vital importance.
References

3. House Committee on Appropriations. (2020, July
1). Appropriations Committee Releases Fiscal Year 2021
Transportation-Housing and Urban Development Funding Bill.
https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-
releases/appropriations-committee-releases-fiscal-year-2021-
transportation-housing-and
Department of Transportation. (n.d.). FY 2021 Budget
Highlights.
https://www.transportation.gov/mission/budget/fiscal-year-
2021-budget-highlights
2nd discussion
The Defense Information System Agency has a total budget for
the 2021 FIscal year of $9.4 billion, $2.2 billion are
congressional appropriations, and $6.9 billion of Defense
Working Capital Fund (DISA,n.d.).
$123,628 thousand will be used in the transition to a net-centric
environment, which $40,792 thousand will be used to provide a
portfolio of critical enterprise services to warfighter, business,
and intelligence end-users on the secret internet protocol
(Defense Information Systems Agency, 2020).
The DODIN ES will use $50,597 thousand to support systems
engineering, interface standards, and modeling and simulation
environment, enabling DISA development and the DOD
architectures and capabilities (Defense Information Systems
Agency, 2020). A surprising fact was the background

4. investigation IT systems did not project any budget for its
operations since they will transfer this to the DOD, while the
DISA will be responsible for the development, implementation,
and sustainment of the new background system (Defense
Information Systems Agency, 2020).
References,
Defense Information Systems Agency. (2020). Fiscal Year (FY)
2021 Budget Estimates.
https://comptroller.defense.gov/Portals/45/Documents/defbudget
/fy2021/budget_justification/pdfs/01_Operation_and_Maintenan
ce/O_M_VOL_1_PART_1/DISA_OP-5.pdf
DISA. (n.d.). DISA's budget. Defense Information Systems
Agency.
https://disa.mil/About/Our-Work/Budget