Federal Budget Execution Accuracy
How closely do actual federal outlays match congressionally enacted budgets?
Tracking operational performance, fiscal management, economic outcomes, and agency service delivery across the federal executive branch.
What we measure
The Executive Branch KPI framework measures whether federal agencies are operating efficiently, whether major economic indicators are moving in the right direction, and whether the government is delivering services to citizens in a timely and accountable manner. Metrics draw from BLS, BEA, Treasury, OMB, FEMA, and agency-level data.
Budget execution accuracy, national debt trajectory, and deficit trends.
Inflation trends vs. Federal Reserve target and employment growth.
Federal service delivery times and procurement competition rates.
FEMA disaster declaration speed and assistance disbursement timeliness.
Regulatory processing time from proposed rule to final publication.
Immigration court throughput and case backlog volume.
Public trust in the federal government (Pew, Gallup, ANES).
How closely do actual federal outlays match congressionally enacted budgets?
Is inflation converging toward the Federal Reserve's 2% long-run target?
How many jobs is the U.S. economy adding or shedding each month?
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How closely do actual federal outlays match congressionally enacted budgets?
Is inflation converging toward the Federal Reserve's 2% long-run target?
How many jobs is the U.S. economy adding or shedding each month?
How long does it take federal agencies to fulfill applications, claims, and requests?
At what rate is the federal debt growing relative to GDP?
How quickly does FEMA declare disasters and deploy resources after major events?
How efficiently does the federal government award contracts, and what share uses competitive bidding?
How long does it take federal agencies to move rules from proposal to final publication?
How many immigration cases are being processed, and what is the backlog?
What share of Americans say they trust the federal government to do what is right?
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