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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) applauds a major victory for taxpayers, consumers, and rapid broadband deployment to close the digital divide as the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rescinds broadband price controls and other non-statutory guidance following a strong push for these changes by CAGW. On June 6, 2025, the National Telecommunications and Information […]
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, […]
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. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) Works to Codify Trump Effort to Eliminate Improper Payments Sen. Joni Ernst […]
The Trump administration is signaling it will end support for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The so-called fiscal year (FY) 2026 “skinny” budget, released on May 2, 2025, called for an end to the SLS after three launches, noting that the program is 140 percent over budget. The […]
