After Arielle Roth was confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), closing the digital divide may be closer than ever. Her confirmation comes at a critical time for the agency, as it begins to send out funding to states […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Top 10 Taxpayer Victories in the One Big Beautiful Bill The One Big Beautiful Bill (Public […]
President Trump’s decision to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) headquarters from the crumbling J. Edward Hoover FBI Building, where the agency had been located since 1974, to the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, which opened in 1998, was a prime example of the commonsense approach being taken by his administration to save money. […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. FCC Proposes Accelerating Copper Wire Retirement The FCC is moving to modernize communications infrastructure by […]
The Artemis program endeavors to return American astronauts to the Moon and then on to Mars. A July 1, 2025, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report noted that it is also responsible for almost half the cost overruns for major projects at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The GAO has been tracking costs in […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) continues to move ahead with its plans to delete and modernize regulations. It was therefore encouraging to see among the items listed for the agency’s July 24, 2025 monthly meeting, an item entitled “Accelerating Upgrade Away from Old Copper Line Networks,” Continued reliance on aging infrastructure is a significant impediment […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. California’s High-Speed Failure The California High-Speed Rail project, originally approved in 2008 to connect San […]
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 […]
Whisperings of privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS) began before President Trump took office. He mentioned it in December 2024 (he had floated the idea in his first term as well) but by February 2025 decided it would not be pursued. While Elon Musk was apparently disagreed with that decision, discussions of USPS reform […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. House Oversight Hearing Proves USPS Privatization is Dead The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government […]
