Budget Under Control System

Overview

The Budget Under Control System (BUCS) is a CMS/OFM budget execution system for managing administrative funds.

CMS Executive Officers and their staff use BUCS to manage administrative funds. Funds are made available to organizations by the Office of Financial Management (OFM)/Division of Budget & Analysis Group (BAG).  BAG provides organizations an advice of allowance with annual funding amounts.  Funding amounts from the Advice are entered into BUCS by budget category and CAN based on the operating plan. BUCS tracts the funding; records the obligations; deducts obligated amounts from the funding source; and provides robust reporting capability.

BUCS receives general ledger data from GovTrip.  The general ledger data is used to electronically create and update travel obligations in BUCS.  BUCS also receives accounts payable data from the CMS Financial Accounting System (FACS).  The accounts payable data is used to reconcile travel obligations in BUCS.