(Washington, D.C.) – Today in the nation’s capital, America’s premier waste watchdog released its

March WasteWatcher articles on government waste:

2008 Porker of The Year

By Leslie K. Paige

After a flurry of voting, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) can finally unveil the long-awaited results of its 2008 Porker of the Year campaign.  Drum-roll, please.  With 4,312 votes, 76 percent of the votes cast on CAGW’s website, the overwhelming favorites for this dubious achievement award were that dynamic duo of dumb fiscal deeds, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.)…

Joint Strike Fighter:  Platform for Waste?

By Sean Kennedy

Designed for service by the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and eight international partners, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program is expected to produce an aircraft with a few variations that will ultimately replace the in-service F-16 and F/A-18 aircraft.  However, the program has long come under fire as being over-priced and behind schedule…

Ethical Lapses

By Leslie K. Paige

In November, 2006, just after the sweeping victory by Democrats in the House of Representatives, the newly-minted Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised that her leadership team would create “the most honest, most open, and most ethical Congress in history.”  This seems like ancient history now.  Since then, the House has been rocked by several allegations of unethical conduct…

Obama's Earmark Reform? ShamWow!

By Leslie K. Paige

On March 11, 2009 President Obama signed the fiscal year (FY) 2009 omnibus appropriations bill, which contained the nine remaining 2009 spending bills worth $410 billion.  After making dizzying campaign promises to eliminate congressional earmarking once he won the Oval Office, the President, out of the sight of the media, signed a bill containing thousands of earmarks and schooled taxpayers on his new and revised view of earmarks…

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