Business Transformation and Budget Support for the DOE Office of Critical Mineral & Energy Innovation (CMEI)

The mission of DOE’s CMEI is to create and sustain American leadership in the transition to energy security and independence. Redhorse supports EE-1 and other CMEI leadership positions, DOE CMEI business functions in numerous technical program offices, and the acquisition systems. Redhorse provides budget and strategy support, including detailed business process improvement studies, to assist in streamlining key aspects of the budgeting and performance management practices, as well as its financial grants management workflow and tracking systems. Redhorse completed an evaluation of the current operations of the Budget Office formulation, execution, and analysis functions and identified issues and potential opportunities for process improvements. Redhorse staff conducted a detailed review of existing Budget Office roles and responsibilities for budget activities, reviewed draft procedure documents and standard operating procedures, and overall CMEI budget office activities. The final recommendations spanned process, workforce and technology changes to be implemented.