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Congress, Debt, General Waste, Government Waste, Improper Payments, Regulations, Taxpayers, Waste

DOGE on the Hill: Sniffing Out Waste in Congress

08/08/2025 staff

On President Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order establishing of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).  As of July 26, 2025, DOGE estimated that its actions and recommendations, including the cancellation of contracts and grants, asset sales, and workforce reductions, if fully implemented, would save $199 billion, or $1,236 per taxpayer. […]

General Waste, Government Waste, Procurement, Reform, Waste

Consolidating Procurement to Drive Efficiency

07/31/2025 staff

The Trump administration has made improving efficiency and cutting waste across the federal government a top priority.  On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14240 on Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement.  The order’s goal is to consolidate $400 billion of domestic “federal procurement for common goods and […]

General Waste, Government Waste, State Issues, States, Waste

California’s High-Speed Failure

07/02/2025 staff

Since it was approved by Golden State voters in the 2008 Proposition 1A bond measure, the California High-Speed Rail (CHSR) project, which was intended to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles by passenger rail, has shoveled more than $111 billion into the furnace of government waste.  The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was tasked […]

General Waste, Government Waste, Waste

D.C. Phases Out a Streetcar No One Desired

06/26/2025 staff

The above-ground streetcars pushing through traffic along Washington, D.C.’s H-Street Corridor have long ranked among the most costly and controversial pieces of public infrastructure inside the Beltway.  On May 27, 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced that over the next two years, the District will phase out the rail-bound streetcars in favor of electric buses, […]

Antitrust, Regulations, Technology, Telecommunications

Antitrust Regulators Play Monopoly: Rolling the Dice on Artificial Intelligence

07/22/2024 staff

Antitrust investigations of AI companies will likely stifle innovation and jeopardize US global competitiveness.

Antitrust

DOJ Sets its Antitrust Eyes on Live Nation – Ticketmaster

07/17/2024 staff

DOJ’s suit will likely fail to promote competition or bring down prices for consumers in the long run. 

Oversight, Technology, Telecommunications

NTIA Releases Broadband Funding to the States

06/30/2023 staff

Federal and state officials should work to use the BEAD funding wisely. 

Energy, Regulations, State Issues

Washington State Gas Price Increase is a Harbinger of Catastrophe

07/26/2022 staff

Washington is about add to high energy costs by dramatically increasing the cost of gas in the state.

General Waste, Healthcare, Oversight

Subcommittee Hearing Tries to Shed Light on COVID-19 Relief Fraud

07/26/2022 staff

The government’s abject failure to prevent COVID fraud shows the risks of hasty and reckless spending. 

General Waste, Oversight, Taxes

The IRS Continues to Fall Short on its Mission

07/25/2022 staff

 Government agencies serve the people, and the IRS has continually fallen short in achieving this mission.

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