Federal Capital Budgeting

Reviews how five federal organizations -- the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, the Interagency Fleet Management System and Public Buildings Service of the General Services Administration, and the U.S. Geological Survey -- plan and budget for fixed assets. Examines: how these organizations perceive the current budget process affects their capital acquisitions, and whether there are funding mechanisms, used or proposed by these organization, that might be helpful in planning and budgeting for fixed assets. Charts and tables.