The Development and Implementation of the Budget Obligation Analysis and Tracking System (BOATS)
Abstract
This report describes the development, implementation, and capabilities of a decision support system known as the Budget Obligation Analysis and Tracking System (BOATS). BOATS was designed to support the Military Personnel, Navy (MPN) Budget Department of the Naval Military Personnel Command (NMPC-7) in managing and monitoring the execution of the Navy's manpower appropriation. Specifically, NMPC-7 uses BOATS during budget execution to determine monthly estimates of obligations for military pays and allowances and to track these estimates with respect to planned monthly obligations. BOATS assists NMPC-7 in identifying the source of budget execution problems and in recommending actions to correct these problems. The pays and allowances components of the Navy's military personnel appropriation (MPN) now exceed $17 billion/year. To manage and monitor these budget items, large volumes of data must be assembled, analyzed, and tracked monthly. These data are used to estimate the Navy's year-to-date obligations for military pays and allowances, including those which may not yet be reported due to lags in the financial accounting system. Estimated obligations are compared each month to planned monthly obligation levels to monitor MPN budget execution. Significant discrepancies indicate that corrective actions are needed to stay within budget.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA206089
Entities
People
- Susan J. Pinciaro