The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program was intended to provide discounts on drugs to patients but the lack of a clear intent and patient definition, along with inadequate oversight, has led to the program being exploited by hospitals and contract pharmacies to generate millions of dollars in profit. The discounts are supposed to be provided […]
This Week In Waste – August 1, 2025
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 […]
Critical Air Traffic Control Modernization Moving Forward
The federal air traffic control (ATC) system, which monitors and assists in navigation for airlines, general aviation pilots, and the military, was built in the 1950s and 1960s, making it one of the oldest legacy information technology systems in the federal government. The ground-based navigation radar systems, which are still in use today, were first […]
Consolidating Procurement to Drive Efficiency
The Trump administration has made improving efficiency and cutting waste across the federal government a top priority. On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14240 on Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement. The order’s goal is to consolidate $400 billion of domestic “federal procurement for common goods and […]
This Week in Waste – July 25, 2025
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 […]
NTIA’s New Administrator Will Connect More Americans
After Arielle Roth was confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), closing the digital divide may be closer than ever. Her confirmation comes at a critical time for the agency, as it begins to send out funding to states […]
Power Up AI with Nuclear Energy
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 […]
Congressional Defense Bills Include Earmarks and Diverge from Pentagon Priorities
Congress has been busy preparing the fiscal year (FY) 2026 suite of defense bills, and thus far there is substantial disagreement between the Pentagon and legislators. The Senate Committee on Armed Services (SCAS) on July 9, 2025, approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which contained $878.7 billion for the Department of […]
This Week in Waste – July 18, 2025
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. Top 10 Taxpayer Victories in the One Big Beautiful Bill The One Big Beautiful Bill (Public […]
Ignoring Reagan, Embracing Waste
President Trump’s decision to relocate the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) headquarters from the crumbling J. Edward Hoover FBI Building, where the agency had been located since 1974, to the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, which opened in 1998, was a prime example of the commonsense approach being taken by his administration to save money. […]







