Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. CBO Confirms IRA Drug Negotiations Raised Costs for Taxpayers A July 29, 2026, Congressional Budget Office […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. CAGW Names California Governor Gavin Newsom July 2026 Porker of the Month California Governor Gavin Newsom […]
Concerns over economic inequality and concentration of wealth, costly healthcare and education, lack of affordable housing, social injustice, along with a dislike of capitalism, have led to a resurgence of support for socialist policies. While there is no harm in intellectual curiosity, socialism will not improve affordability, because someone will still need to pay for […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. CAGW Reply Comments to FCC Regarding Know Your Customer Proceeding On July 24, 2026, CAGW filed […]
Sending money to the recently deceased should be the easiest way to stop wasting the taxpayer’s money. The Department of the Treasury announced on July 21, 2026, that the agency had prevented $99 million in taxpayer funds from going to deceased individuals. This taxpayer victory became possible thanks to implementation of a new government-wide payment […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Banning AI for Business Can Backfire In a July 14, 2026, op-ed in the DC Journal, […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. New Report: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Has Yet to Deliver Any Meaningful Savings for […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Cloud Services Procurement Must Be Improved A June 23, 2026, Government Accountability Office report details the […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. CAGW Names the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) June 2026 Porker of the Month The USPS’s abysmal […]
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Congress’s Efforts to Curb Wasteful Spending Are Underway The House of Representatives passed legislation on June […]
