For Immediate Release	Contact: Alexandra Booze 202-467-5318
May 21, 2014

 

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released its May WasteWatcher, a monthly dispatch to members of the news media, highlighting some of the most prominent fiscal issues of interest to American taxpayers.  The stories from May’s WasteWatcher edition are below:

The Federal 340B Discount Drug Program Needs Reform
By Elizabeth Wright
Most people have never heard of the federal 340B drug discount program. It was created by Congress in 1992, deriving its name from Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act…Read the full story here.
 

Too Big To Bail Out:  The Trouble with Johnson-Crapo
By William Christian
There is a theory about the naming of legislation.  Some titles are straight out of George Orwell’s “double-speak” dictionary… Read the full story here.
 

Presumptive Nominee Faces Scrutiny
By Sean Kennedy
The leading candidate to replace Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the outgoing Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), is Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Army Intelligence Lt. Gen. Mary Legere...Read the full story here.
 

IRS Should Not Create Software That Already Exists
By Deb Collier
While very little gets done in Washington during an election year, deadlines must be acknowledged and addressed…Read the full story here.
 

Smother Operation Choke Point
By PJ Austin
Imagine walking into a bank and finding out that your account has been closed, not because you have done anything fraudulent or illegal…Read the full story here.
 

The ‘Real’ Problem with Federal Real Property Management
By Alexandra Booze
When it comes to processing its inventory of real property, which includes buildings, structures, and land, the federal government has a real problem…Read the full story here.

CAGW is the nation’s largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.