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FixGov

What Americans still want from government reform—a midsummer update

Paul C. Light

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Up Front

Inflation-related updates to ‘Recession Remedies’

Wendy Edelberg and Mitchell Barnes

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on "Department of Defense's Budget Requests for FY2023”, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Order from Chaos

As Biden administration’s defense budget and National Defense Strategy emerge, concerns abound

Kelly McElveny

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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Experts

Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

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William G. Gale

The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Retirement Security Project

Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

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Ron Haskins

Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies

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The Federal Budget

Fiscal policy and budget deficits following the pandemic

N. Gregory Mankiw and Phillip Swagel

Monday, March 28, 2022

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Up Front

How budget flexibility tools help address social determinants of health

Stuart M. Butler, Timothy Higashi, and Nehath Sheriff

Monday, October 5, 2020

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U.S. Economy

Toolkit for engaging millennials with the national debt debate

Stuart M. Butler, Timothy Higashi, Layla Zaidane, and Joe Greaney

Thursday, August 27, 2020

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More on The Federal Budget

Workers finish the day at the site of new mixed-use construction in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 8, 2022. City leaders are hoping to get a piece of the $500 billion promised through President Biden's infrastructure bill to continue their vision to revitalize their downtown and waterfront areas, moving the city forward from its industrial past. Picture taken February 8, 2022. REUTERS/Stephanie Strasburg

Fighting fraud, waste, and abuse—the infrastructure bill and lessons for the future

Glenn Fine

Friday, February 11, 2022

Senators announce a bipartisan $908 billion COVID-19 emergency relief framework that is designed to break the partisan deadlock and bring economic relief to millions of Americans.Where: Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWhen: 01 Dec 2020Credit: InStar/Cover Images

Fighting fraud, waste, and abuse—COVID-19 pandemic relief expenditures

Glenn Fine

Friday, February 11, 2022

A sign announces a section of road work funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act U.S. economic stimulus plan in the Denver area September 10, 2009. The White House Council of Economic Advisers said that the $787 billion stimulus package enacted earlier this year had created as many as 1.1 million jobs by the third quarter. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES BUSINESS SOCIETY)

Fighting fraud, waste, and abuse—the 2009 Recovery Act

Glenn Fine

Friday, February 11, 2022

Brookings Federal Infrastructure Hub

February 2022

States’ best chance for permanent broadband affordability requires action now

Blair Levin

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Give IRS the tools it needs to enforce tax rules and catch cheaters

William G. Gale

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Reports

BPEA Fall 2022 conference

A conversation with HASC Chairman Adam Smith

The future of the defense budget

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Retirement Security Project

Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Senior Fellow Emeritus - Economic Studies