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The Government and Finance Division's work focuses on the organization, structure, operations and management of Congress and its support agencies, the executive branch, and the judicial; the congressional budget and appropriations process, the legislative process and congressional history; and issues related to homeland security and emergency management, community development, elections and American federalism. Among the financial issues covered are banking, financial institutions, insurance and securities; taxation, public finance, fiscal and monetary policy, the public debt, the interaction of taxes with interest rates, and such economic indicators as gross domestic product, inflation and savings.
The Government and Finance Division is subdivided into six research sections, each led by a section research manager:
- Banking, Insurance, Securities and Macroeconomic Policy — coverage includes
- economic conditions and trends, business cycle analysis, forecasts
- U.S. income and wealth distribution
- banks and banking (deposit insurance, financial regulatory agencies, industry consolidation and modernization)
- insurance industry oversight and regulation
- monetary policy formulation and stances
- Congress and Judiciary — coverage includes
- Congress’ history, organization and operations
- legislative branch budget
- federal judiciary’s organization, activities, and budget
- nomination and confirmation process for federal judges and justices of the Supreme Court
- Executive Branch Operations — coverage includes
- presidential office and powers
- presidential nominees
- federal workforce
- U.S. Postal Service
- rulemaking and regulatory management
- sports
- Federalism, Elections and Emergency Management — coverage includes
- state and local governments (structure and operations)
- elections (campaign finance, political parties, redistricting, reforms, voter participation, term limits)
- regional affairs (District of Columbia, U.S. territories)
- community development (federal assistance programs, economic development initiatives, D.C.)
- emergency management (federal response to natural disasters, funding issues and Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- census
- Government Finance and Taxation — coverage includes
- federal taxation (individual, corporate and international tax issues)
- budget policy
- federal debt
- impact of federal policies on state and local government finances
- Legislative and Budget Process — coverage includes
- legislative procedure and budgetary legislation (chamber rules, precedents, constitutional and other requirements during committee and floor deliberations)
- congressional organization
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