The ECOS Innovation and Productivity Committee is now accepting applications for the second round of a skills exchange program to build state capacity for business process improvement (BPI) project implementation. The program will…
Budget & Agency Management
ECOS Letter to US EPA on FY 2019 Budget Priorities
On September 5th, ECOS submitted a letter to U.S. EPA Chief Financial Officer David Bloom detailing their suggestions for the Agency’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget priorities. EPA is developing…
ECOS Information on US EPA’s FY 2018 Budget
FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ECOS Summary of FY 2018 Omnibus – On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2018. FY 2018 US Senate…
ECOS Comments on EPA’s FY18-19 National Program Manager Guidances
This letter and corresponding document contain ECOS’ comments on U.S. EPA’s draft Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidances for the OLEM, OAR, OCSPP, OW, OEI, OITA, OECA,…
Utah Voluntary Cleanup Program Promotes Streamlined Process
In a recent blog post, the Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Division of Environmental Response and Remediation highlights its volunteer cleanup program (VCP), which promotes the remediation of contaminated…
ECOS Summary of EPA Budget in FY18 House Appropriations Markup
State BPI Projects Database
Click here to visit ECOS’ database of over 700 Business Process Improvement projects completed by our member agencies.
Congressional Letters re: ECOS Cooperative Federalism 2.0 Paper
Following the release of its Cooperative Federalism 2.0 paper, ECOS sent these letters and the paper to Congress for consideration as they deliberate the U.S. EPA’s authorizations and appropriations. Letter…
Green Report: ECOS Business Process Improvement Skills Exchange Program
This report summarizes the first round of a Business Process Improvement (BPI) mentoring program administered by ECOS’ Innovation and Productivity Committee. Kicked off in 2016, this program pairs BPI leaders…
ECOS Officers’ House and Senate Testimonies on the President’s FY18 EPA Budget
These testimonies of the ECOS Officers before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on…