CJ Workshop Resources (July 2023)
Congressional Justifications Workshop
Agenda
July 12, 2023 (Day 1)
9:15 – 9:45 Welcome and Introduction to the Course
9:45 – 10:45 Understanding Congress
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Understanding the Appropriators and Their Process
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:00 How to Read Congressional Appropriations Documents
(and How They Relate to the CJ Writing Process)
14:00 – 14:15 Break
14:15 – 15:45 How to Think Like an Appropriator
Note: Participants break up into groups to review CJs and develop “requests for information” and present
Group 1: CJs AF RDTE FY21
Group 2: CJs Navy APA FY19
Group 3: CJs FY23 TSA
Group 4: CJs CDC FY23
Group 5: CJs NPS FY23
Group 6: CJs FEMA FY23
July 13, 2023 (Day 2)
8:45 – 9:45 OMB’s Role in the CJ process
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 10:45 Engaging with Congress- RFIs and Reprogramming
10:45 – 11:45 Groups Review CJ Documents and Revise CJ Portion
Group 1: CJs Education FY23
Group 2: CJs Secret Service FY23
Secret Service FY23 House report
Group 3: CJs DHS Science Tech FY23
DHS Science Tech FY23 House report
Group 4: CJs TIGTA FY23
Group 5: CJs Army ENVG FY20
Group 6: CJs Army RDT&E Abrams FY19
11:45 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Presentations and Discussion
Note: Groups present their revised CJs
14:30 – 15:00 Lessons Learned: Q&A and Wrap-up