Determine whether the outlays of your favorite department of the federal government have been increasing, decreasing, or staying the same...

Determine whether the outlays of your favorite department of the federal government have been increasing, decreasing, or staying the same over the past 20 years. Check the percentage increase in terms of current dollars, constant dollars, and share of federal outlays.

            Based on your analysis of the budget proposal, what does the most recent presidential budget submission have in mind for the operations of that department in the next five years?

            You will find the data you need to answer these questions in the current federal budget’s historical tables. Check at the website of the Office of Management and Budget for the relevant tables.