Departmental Budget Center

About Us

The Departmental Budget Center (DBC) leads the Department's budget formulation activities and supports agency budget execution.

Office of Agency Budget Programs (OABP) guides agencies in the preparation of all budget submissions; coordinates the presentation of budget submissions to OMB and Congress; oversees agency budget execution; and manages the development of the Working Capital Fund (WCF) Operating Plan and advises on WCF funding operations.

Office of Budget Policy and Systems (OBPS) leads budget policy development and implementation for the Department; manages the apportionment processes and other budget execution activities; provides timely, high-quality budget and employment data; and oversees the Department's budget system.

Organization Chart

The Departmental Budget Center is under the leadership of Emily Page, Director, who oversees Caterra Castile, Administrative Officer, and Pat Hodgens, Deputy Director. The Deputy Director oversees Chris Banks, Manager of the Office of Budget Policy and Systems (OBPS), and Chris Calogero, Manager of the Office of Agency Budget Programs (OABP).

The OBPS Manager oversees the Budget Execution Team led by Stephen Di Orio. The OABP Manager oversees the following offices: the Departmental Management Team led by Aquila Branch-James; the ETA Team led by Colin Becht; and the Worker Protection Team led by Dave Pongrace.