Yesterday, The Daily Caller highlighted a continuing issue I have with the Obama Administration and that is using words that attempt to hide or do not describe what the government is talking about. For example, the President constantly uses the word “revenue” instead of taxes and “investment” instead of more government spending. But that is not the […]
Another Delay?
The Obama Administration is changing the requirements again for the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Reuters reports the administration has decided to delay signing the final agreements with insurance plans that are going to be sold in the healthcare insurance exchanges. The exchanges are supposed to be up and running on Oct. 1. According […]
Welcome Spendopedia
There’s a new sheriff in town called Spendopedia and its going after the big, wasteful spenders. The web-based site was launched this month and is a project of the Public Notice Research and Education Fund. Its home page says it is “a Wikipedia-like resource for questionable spending by the United States federal government to which […]
Yucca – Law = Expensive Black Hole
Yesterday, Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, visited and took questions regarding the sequester from the leadership at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) located in Rockville, MD. The agency is charged with regulating civilian use of nuclear power and according to the Senator’s press release, the NRC had to take a […]
Will Earmarks Make a Comeback?
In today’s (August 26, 2013 ) National Journal, there is a column by Fawn Johnson entitled, “Does the Earmark Moratorium Hurt Congress?” (The National Journal is a subscription service and I think you might still see it, but if not I describe it anyway.) The article starts with a disclaimer, “the earmark moratorium in the House is […]
Back in Black
Senator Coburn (R-OK) and his staff have been leaders in fighting a bloated federal government, rife with waste, fraud, and abuse. His office has produced several reports on where spending could be cut in the federal government and would certainly help return its role back to what it was envisioned to be – small with […]
The New Normal?
What is becoming increasingly clear is the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often referred to as Obamacare, is changing and will change how Americans work. Here are some examples. According to Obamacare, any employer with 50 or more employees must provide health insurance to any employee that works 30 or more hours a week. Dealing with […]
And More Costly Duplication
As part of a continuing series, CAGW will be providing you examples of duplication and overlap within the federal government that has been researched by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). In the 2013 GAO annual report, “Actions Needed to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Other Benefits,” some 31 areas within in the federal government […]
It is None of Their Damn Business!
Last month the New Jersey Comptroller released a report on widespread fraud in their state’s school lunch program. More than 100 people on public payrolls, or members of their family, lied about their income in order to get their children on the free school lunch program. One school board member did not report any of […]
The White House Office of Nudging
There have been a series of news reports of a new project underway in the White House led by Maya Shankar, Senior Advisor for Social & Behavioral Sciences within the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). According to a column written by David Martosko in the U.K.’s Mail OnLine , “her mandate is to […]