In 2003, Congress passed the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA – P.L. 108-173). This law made some substantial changes to Medicare and adding competitive forces to the program was a strong theme.
Federal Spending on Disaster Relief is Out of Control
According to an April 29, 2013 article in The Washington Post, the federal government is spending more than previously thought on disaster relief.
Never Mind
Yesterday, I blogged about a story in the newspaper Politico that said members of Congress were looking for ways to exempt themselves and their staff from Obamacare.
What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander – NOT!
All you need to do to find out how “wonderful” the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare will be for all of us is to go to the White House Web site. In almost reverent slogans the Obama Administration claims.
ECPA Reform Moves Forward
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) applauds approval by voice vote today of S. 607, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Train Wreck
Today, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) announced his retirement – joining five other Democrat senators calling it quits.
For USPS, Time is Running Out
Yesterday, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the fiscal straits faced by the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Spectrum Auction Winners or Losers
The federal government is once again picking winners and losers.
End of the Line for MEADS
The Obama Administration may have just hammered the last nail into the coffin of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS).
Next Steps for Net Neutrality
With the recent announcement by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski of his impending departure, the new commission chair will take charge of what has been called in The Atlantic Wire as “one of the more powerful regulatory bodies in the United States government.”