EconomyNews
Two lawmakers have turned a government waste report into an online imitation of college basketball’s March Madness. Sens. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and Rand Paul, R-Ky.,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As Washington’s departments and agencies bring on new staff at every level, I want to share advice from an FBI director about your job description…. Read More
EconomyNews
President Donald Trump’s reported plan to gut federal spending by $10.5 trillion over the next decade includes eliminating three iconic agencies defended as cultural mainstays by many Democrats…. Read More
EconomyNews
House Republicans were on the verge of bringing back earmarks Wednesday before Speaker Paul Ryan intervened to delay a decision until early next year. A… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative lawmakers and groups are speaking out in opposition to a House Republican proposal to revive the practice of earmarking in the next Congress. Earmarks… Read More
EconomyNews
One week after Donald Trump won the presidency on a promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington, House Republicans will vote on a proposal to… Read More
EconomyNews
How do you begin addressing the U.S. government’s nearly $20 trillion debt? For one senator, the answer begins with wasteful spending. In an interview with… Read More
EconomyCommentary
U.S. government spending on public relations campaigns, including NASA’s Green Ninja videos on global warming and the Pajama Boy ads for Obamacare, should raise serious questions… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Behind virtually every U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is one or several lawmakers who try to use the agency to deliver unnecessary and wasteful… Read More
EnergyCommentary
“Keep it in the ground.” That mantra of the Greens encapsulates the restrictive energy policies imposed by the Obama administration. But there’s a better approach:… Read More
EconomyNews
Top officials at the Government National Mortgage Association spent $3.9 million on a public relations campaign designed to create positive images for themselves, including a… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
According to a recent study by the Government Accountability Office, virtually all federal employees are above average. In a five-scale rating system, 74 percent of federal… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s not every day that the American people score a victory over the global elite, but that’s exactly what happened last week. The victory came… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s no secret that the postal business is shrinking. First-class mail volume is melting away like a popsicle in the sun—down 40 percent since 2000…. Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., outlined the federal government’s decision to fund a multimillion-dollar Philippines disaster preparation project in a new edition of The Waste Report…. Read More
EconomyNews
The Environmental Protection Agency has been sending employees off into early retirement with buyout bonuses of up to $25,000. The practice is often used as… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
On Wednesday, the Senate passed a joint resolution that will effectively put an end to one of the most egregious programs that exists today: the… Read More
EconomyNews
What do honeybees on cocaine, drunken songbirds, and sexy goldfish have in common? Each was the subject of extensive, taxpayer-funded research and each features prominently… Read More
EconomyCommentary
On Feb. 22, President Barack Obama requested an emergency supplemental appropriations bill to respond to public health concerns of the Zika virus. The request includes… Read More
EconomyNews
A Minnesota commuter rail line is costing taxpayers approximately $22 per passenger, per trip. “When you’re subsidizing about 80 percent of every trip on the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We’ve all been there. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and something happens that sets you off. It happens to the best of us. The term for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The federal government is no stranger to waste—some examples are egregious. From July 2013 through June 2014, over 4,000 transactions, worth just short of $1 million,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), it has saved taxpayers from over $74 billion of would-be government waste since 2003. Federal watchdogs, like the… Read More
PoliticsNews
This week on “Full Measure,” we reported an unbelievable story that sounds more like an episode of “Breaking Bad” than real life—a lurid tale of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
To coincide with the release of the much-anticipated film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., has released a new waste book highlighting “100… Read More
EconomyNews
As Congress presses further into its annual December budget battle, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., launched the latest campaign in what he calls his ongoing war… Read More
EconomyNews
The federal government has “dropped the ball” by failing to curb wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars, Sen. James Lankford says. In a new report, he… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For most businesses, losing over $5 billion would be a shock. Share prices would plummet, and management would fear for their jobs. But over at… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It was one of the largest prisoner re-entry programs ever undertaken. RExO (Re-Integration of Ex-Offenders) aimed to help ex-cons find jobs, thereby reducing recidivism. Over… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Even those of us who have worked in Washington for many years and become accustomed to the inner workings of government can still be amazed… Read More
