When Alice Rivlin was the first director of the Congressional Budget Office in February 1975, she was the head of the new department with no staff, no permanent offices, very schematically the mandate of Congress about his duties and responsibilities, and a few allies on Capitol Hill. The case traces the early history of the CBO, with the appointment of the first appearance of Rivlin Agency, before the House Appropriations Committee next year. In the 1974 Budget Act, which created the agency must provide the CBO cost estimate for the bill, economic forecasts, the budget and the annual report to Congress. Rivlin, provided the agency that will also provide a detailed analysis of the policy in Congress, but her look was controversial on the hill. In addition to her other roles as director, Rivlin has spent a considerable amount of their time to develop and protect the vision in his first year. HKS Case Number 872.0 "Hide
by Susan Irving, Nancy Cates, James Verdier Source: Harvard Kennedy School 15 pages. Publication Date: 01 January 1988. Prod. #: HKS256-PDF-ENG
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