Implementation of the new budget system within the Department of Energy will be accomplished over several phases. These phases and current status are provided below.

• The initial focus is on configuring and testing the Budget Formulation and Execution Manager (BFEM) system using existing budget data, specifically DOE's 2011 Integrated Priority List (IPL) data.

STATUS:   Significant work has been done on configuring the system to accept DOE's data, creating the relevant budget documentation templates (e.g., IPL templates and OMB templates), and developing DOE-specific budget reports. The completion of this initial effort will prepare the system to support the follow-on activities, listed below.

• Forthcoming 2012 IPL budget year data will be assimilated by DOE's headquarters budget office and provided to the iBudget/BFEM team for input into the new system. This data load will occur in the 2nd half of June. Reports from this updated budget data will be demonstrated, along with other system capabilities, to the DOE Chief Financial Officer and other executive management in mid-July.
• Following successful demonstration and buy-off by executive management, the new system will be used to develop the 2012 Budget Congressional Submission in early 2011 (calendar year). The DOE headquarters budget office will interact with the new system to produce the important document. All DOE program offices will be trained on the new system to support the Congressional Submission.
• Specific budget data will be identified and provided to DOE's business data warehouse for additional analysis and reporting. This capability is expected to be in place by early fiscal 2011.
• Starting in early 2011 (calendar year), the system will be fully utilized by the DOE headquarters budget office and all DOE program budget offices to produce and track the 2013 budget and associated documents, including the OMB budget submission and Congressional Justification.