Source: Niskanen Center
by Solitaire Carroll
“In the first article of this series, I introduced capability-based budgeting: aligning funding to outcomes, not just projects. At the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), we tested this idea against the realities of the federal budget process — rigid cycles, entrenched habits, and layers of oversight. What we learned were hard but valuable lessons on how to realign dollars around enduring capabilities and cut through the procedural bloat that holds agencies back.” (10/02/25)
https://www.niskanencenter.org/fragmented-projects-to-focused-products