A June 28, 2013 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report entitled, “USDA Needs to Do More to Prevent Improper Payments to Deceased Individuals” bluntly lays out a pervasive problem that can be easily resolved.
Vote ‘YES’ on S. 1364
August 1, 2013 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510
Boeing Bogusness is Business as Usual
Today, Citizens Against Government Waste expressed outrage over the revelation that laid-off Boeing workers in the state of Washington will qualify for federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), an unemployment benefits program that far exceeds the benefits normally handed out to unemployed workers. According to an August 1 story in the Seattle Times, the Department of […]
CCAGW Opposes S. 867
July 29, 2013 U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Dear Sens. Pryor, Boozman, Cochran, Johnson, Moran, and Wicker:
A Diller, A Dollar, A Cost-Saving Scholar
On Monday, July 22nd, the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) co-hosted a lunch briefing with the Dollar Coin Alliance (DCA), of which CCAGW is a member. The purpose of the briefing was twofold: first, to reiterate the benefits and considerable cost savings to be realized by a transition from the dollar bill to […]
CAGW Issues Spending Cut Alert: Senate THUD Appropriations
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334 July 23, 2013 Luke Gelber 202-467-5318
Get a Dog
In Washington, there is an old saying. If you want a friend, get a dog. Figuratively speaking, it looks like Obamacare needs to find a dog. The bad news about Obamacare and its implementation problems started as a trickle earlier this year but as it gets closer to October 1 when the Exchanges are suppose […]
SIRF’s Up!
Unfortunately, the title does not refer to the ideal sea conditions preferred by surfers . Instead, the acronym SIRF stands for “Stolen Identity Refund Fraud,” a crime that is rising in Florida and beyond, to include nearby Georgia and farther-away Michigan. Given the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’) apparent inability to prevent this crime in the […]
Support FCC Reform Bills
July 11, 2013 U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Washington, DC 20515 Dear Subcommittee Members,