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The WasteWatcherThe VA Scandal Refuses to End
America’s armed forces represent the best of our country. These men and women put their lives on the line to protect us. That is why they deserve the highest quality medical care when they return home. However, countless investigations and...
The WasteWatcherFailing DC Metrorail Opens Absurd Swag Shop
The Metrorail system in the nation’s capital has been in crisis for almost a decade. It has been labeled, “the worst in the world,” and its financial situation has been characterized as a “death spiral.” But the Washington Metropolitan Area...
The WasteWatcherGetting Back to Basics at the EPA
Over the last decade, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been the poster child for government waste, employee misconduct, and job-killing policies. This pitiful legacy offers new EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt a golden opportunity to...
The WasteWatcherVacant VA Buildings Cost Taxpayers Millions
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has gone through many trials and travails over the past several years. A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) exposed another aspect of the department that enables waste and...
The WasteWatcherGAO Duplication Report Should Guide Trump
Early in his presidency, Donald Trump has demonstrated through words and deeds a commitment to reforming and reorganizing the federal bureaucracy, including the elimination of waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement. A report from the Government...
The WasteWatcherHUD: Noble Motives, Fiscal Disaster
The stated mission of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to “create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all.” While that goal is laudable, the systemic dysfunction that permeates the...
The WasteWatcherNFL Hits the Taxpayer-Funding Jackpot in Vegas
Las Vegas has long been known as “Sin City,” and it will soon be home to one of the worst fiscal sins of all time. On October 14, 2016, the Nevada state legislature approved the largest taxpayer subsidy in American sports history. As long as the...
The WasteWatcherObamacare Still Vulnerable to Fraud
Even before Congress failed to pass a repeal and replacement for the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), a November 2016 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report again exposed rampant and systematic fraud in the application process.
The WasteWatcherSecuring the Border: A Cautionary Tale
The promise to build a wall and secure the southern border of the United States was perhaps President Donald Trump’s most well-known campaign pledge. On January 25, 2017, he signed two executive orders related to immigration. Executive Order No. 3...
The WasteWatcherCan President Trump Finally End the VA Scandal?
As the nation prepares for the transfer of power from the Obama administration to the Trump administration, the issue of veteran healthcare and the insidious and continuing wait-times scandal remains a critical area of concern.
The WasteWatcherStatement by CAGW President Tom Schatz on the Beginning of the 115th Congress
CAGW President Tom Schatz released the following statement on the start of the 115th Congress:
The WasteWatcherBeware of Midnight Regulations
As President Barack Obama’s term comes to an end, many federal agencies and departments are attempting to beat the clock by jamming a flurry of new regulations onto the books before January 20, 2017.
