At a Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, the heads of the Government Publishing Office, Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office defended their agencies’ fiscal 2027 budget requests, skirting any mention of legislative dustups from last year.
It was the panel’s first hearing of the year, as well as the first for Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who took the gavel after the departure of Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., last month. Mullin is now secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
The Congressional Budget Office is asking for a 2 percent increase in funding from fiscal 2026, or $1.5 million more. The total fiscal 2027 request for the CBO is $76.3 million, with 85 percent of that for pay and benefits, 11.7 percent for information technology, and 3.3 percent for training, expert consultant services, office supplies and miscellaneous.
