国会预算办公室-国会预算办公室2026财年拨款申请（英）-2025.4_48页_2mb

CBO's 2026 Appropriations Request Summary

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) requested $75.8 million for Fiscal Year 2026, an increase of $5.8 million or 8.2% from the 2025 funding. Personnel costs account for 86.6% of the request ($65.6 million), primarily for hiring 15 new staff, including 9 for health care and dynamic policy analysis, and $250,000 for a childcare benefit to support workforce retention. Nonpersonnel costs ($10.1 million, a 37.8% increase) will enhance IT infrastructure, including cybersecurity (zero trust architecture) and cloud services, to improve data analysis and threat detection.

Key Objectives for 2025-2026

1. Objective & Insightful Budget/Economic Information

   • Maintain neutrality in policy analysis and improve projections with clearer methodological transparency.
   • Expand analyses of health care, immigration, dynamic scoring (fiscal multipliers), and climate policies.

2. Strengthen Responsiveness

   • Hire team-based staff to handle complex topics, invest in expert consultants, and accelerate legislative support.
   • Focus on areas like student loan programs, border security, and health sector labor markets.

3. Enhance Transparency

   • Publish code and data for reports; explain uncertainty in projections and compare estimates to private forecasts.

4. Improve Internal Operations

   • Prioritize cybersecurity, cloud migration, and AI tools.
   • Fund leadership training and staff development programs.

Fiscal Year 2024 Highlights

• ~1,100 cost estimates and ~900 technical assistance requests for Congress.
• $5.7 million allocated to IT, expertise contracts, and accountability reforms.

Challenges Requested

• Authority to accept gifts for operational tools and restore access to student aid data under Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code.

This request underscores CBO's need for sustained funding to address evolving Congressional priorities and bolster its analytical capacity amid increasing cybersecurity risks and complex policy demands.