Undelivered Orders in the United States
Undelivered Orders in the Federal Budget Process
Meaning of Undelivered Orders in the congressional and executive budget processes (GAO source): The value of goods and services ordered and obligated that have not been received. This amount includes any orders for which advance payment has been made but for which delivery or performance has not yet occurred. (See also Advance Payments; Unliquidated Obligations.)
Resources
See Also
- Federal Appropriations
- Entries about the United States Budget Process in the Encyclopedia (including Undelivered Orders)
- Public Debt
Further Reading
- Legislatures and the budget process: the myth of fiscal control
(J Wehner, 2010)
- Reconcilable Differences?: Congress, the Budget Process, and the Deficit (JB Gilmour, 1990)
- Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance
(JM Poterba, J von Hagen, 2008)