Encompassing the entire state of Washington as a single organization, rather than separate groups, departments, agencies or functions.

Person or organization that actually uses a product, as opposed to the person or organization that authorizes, orders, procures, or pays for it.

Commitments related to unperformed (executory) contracts for goods or services. Used in budgeting, encumbrances are not GAAP expenditures or liabilities, but represent the estimated number of expenditures ultimately to result if unperformed contracts in process are completed. An encumbrance is often recorded at the time a purchase order is processed.

An application used by general government employees to access their earning statements and submit leave. Not all general government agencies use ESS.

A set of unforeseen circumstances beyond the control of the agency that either: (a) Presents a real, immediate, and extreme threat to the proper performance of essential functions; or (b) May reasonably be expected to result in material loss or damage to property, bodily injury, or loss of life, if immediate action is not taken.

A measure that shows the relationship between inputs (dollars or FTEs) to output or outcome.

An application used to track requests for director review of job classification assignment to a position.

Method to make a payment directly from a bank account using an Automated Clearing House (ACH).

Accounts set up by law to receive revenue from a specific source and to be spent for a specific purpose.

A fund type established to account for the accumulation of resources for, and the payment of, general long-term obligation principal and interest.