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. Consolidating Procurement to Drive Government Efficiency President Trump’s March 20, 2025, Executive Order (EO) 14240 aims […]
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 […]
The federal air traffic control (ATC) system, which monitors and assists in navigation for airlines, general aviation pilots, and the military, was built in the 1950s and 1960s, making it one of the oldest legacy information technology systems in the federal government. The ground-based navigation radar systems, which are still in use today, were first […]
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. CAGW Names Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) July 2025 Porker of the Month Missouri Governor Mike […]
Congress has been busy preparing the fiscal year (FY) 2026 suite of defense bills, and thus far there is substantial disagreement between the Pentagon and legislators. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (SCAS) on July 9, 2025, approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contained $878.7 billion for the Department of […]
As the need to build and power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers increases, support for nuclear energy is on the rise. Ensuring a stable and sufficient supply of energy is critical for the U.S. to remain the global leader in the development of new technologies. States are leading the way to aid in the effort […]
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 […]
