Many view the Memorial Day weekend as the official start of summer, filled with festivals, parades, and of course, sales on a variety of products. But the underlying reason for the holiday is to remember and honor those who fought, served and made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our nation and the freedoms guaranteed by […]
Citizens Against Government Waste’s (CAGW) comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the “Delete, Delete, Delete” proceeding included the repeal of a regulation that expanded the use of the E-Rate program under the Universal Service Fund (USF) to allows tax dollars to be used for the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots in school buses. The […]
Citizens Against Government Waste has long been concerned about wasteful spending on government-owned networks (GONs) that provide services that duplicate private sector providers in the same communities. This concern has heightened since the enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) in 2021, which allocated $42.5 billion for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment […]
The Trump administration has been moving headlong into reducing the regulatory burden on industries that are trying to invest and build in America. After President Trump released two Executive Orders (EO) on eliminating regulations, federal agencies are taking note and moving forward. Congress is also considering legislation to increase its role in reviewing regulations. Federal […]
Reducing regulations, especially after the massive expansion in the size and scope of the federal government during the Biden administration, will increase investment and stimulate the economy. That is one of the reasons President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on January 31, 2025, to cut 10 regulations for every new regulation, and another EO […]
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is always an opportunity to reiterate the significance of the only property right protected in the Constitution. Celebrated every April 26, the festivities home in on a particular aspect of IP. The 2025 theme is “IP and Music: Feel the beat of IP.” Every nation has its own beat and […]
Two new reports emphasize the need for more spectrum to enable next generation technologies and promote national security.
Leveraging the size of government when purchasing goods and services will increase efficiency and control costs for agencies.
A 63-year-old law mandating that drug information be sent to pharmacists on paper must be updated to allow digital transmission.
DOD and DOGE are now looking at software licensing, which is one area that CAGW has noted needs closer scrutiny.
