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Grigory Menshikov

Budget, General Waste, International

President Trump Cuts Spending with a Pocket Rescission

September 5, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

President Donald Trump sent a letter to the House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on August 28, 2025, notifying Congress that he rescinded $4.9 billion in foreign aid and international organizations funding.  This was the President’s fist use of a “pocket rescission,” which Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) praised as an effective tool to save taxpayer […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week In Waste – August 29, 2025

August 29, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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 Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) August 2025 Porker of the Month CAGW named Sen. Susan […]

Congress, General Waste, Improper Payments, Medicare

Combating Improper Payments in Federal Spending

August 27, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

Improper payments have long been an avoidable drain on the federal budget and are often prominently featured as an example of wasteful spending.  It is therefore not surprising that in the August 12, 2025, Government Accountability Office (GAO) updated report on open recommendations to improve government operations, reducing fraud and improper payments was first on […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week In Waste – August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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. Universal Service Fund Remains Ripe for Reform The Universal Service Fund (USF) remains outdated, wasteful, and […]

Broadband, Federal Communications Commission, General Waste

Universal Service Fund Remains Ripe for Reform

August 18, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was enacted into law, household broadband users in the United States have increased from 50 percent to 96 percent.  The Act established the Universal Service Fund (USF), which includes the Lifeline, High-Cost, Rural Healthcare, and E-Rate programs, to help increase access to broadband. The Act also gave the Universal […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week In Waste – August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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. GAO Reconfirms Federal IT Must Be Modernized The federal government spends more than $100 billion each […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week In Waste – August 8, 2025

August 8, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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. Markwayne Mullin Wants to Make 340B Work for Oklahomans The 340B Drug Pricing Program, originally designed […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week In Waste – August 1, 2025

August 1, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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. Consolidating Procurement to Drive Government Efficiency President Trump’s March 20, 2025, Executive Order (EO) 14240 aims […]

Republican Study Committee Stands Firm on Budget Negotiations
General Waste

This Week in Waste – July 25, 2025

July 25, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

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 Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) July 2025 Porker of the Month Missouri Governor Mike […]

Energy, Environment, General Waste, Technology

Power Up AI with Nuclear Energy

July 24, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

As the need to build and power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers increases, support for nuclear energy is on the rise.  Ensuring a stable and sufficient supply of energy is critical for the U.S. to remain the global leader in the development of new technologies.  States are leading the way to aid in the effort […]

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