Trying to figure out the exact size of the national debt is a more complicated question than one may think.
Never Ending Problems for the F-35
For the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, trouble has again reared its ugly head.
The Right Stuff to Cut
Incoming Joint Economic Committee Chairman Kevin Brady’s (R-Texas) National Review Online op-ed, “What Kind of Cuts Grow the Economy,” makes it clear that the right kind of spending cuts will increase economic growth and create jobs.
Implement GAO Reforms: Culberson-Coburn or a Commission?
While February 2nd has long been recognized as Ground Hog Day, perhaps February 5th – at least for this year – should be coined Government Waste Elimination Day. On February 5, 2013, CAGW President Tom Schatz testified before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (OGR).
911 Funds Should Support 911 Functions
The 911 system is a valuable emergency communications tool available nationwide, and supported, in part, through fees typically designated as either 911 funds or enhanced 911 (E-911) fees.
Admitting Failure is the First Step Toward Success
If President Obama’s State of the Union Address could be said to have a message – a common thread, as it were – that message might have been, “There is a whole pile of wonderful legislation with bipartisan support just waiting to be passed.
GAO Releases Updated High-Risk Series
Every two years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases a report listing areas in the federal government it deems are at a high-risk of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Dire Straits – USPS Floundering
Those were the exact words of the United States Post Office’s (USPS) Postmaster General (PMG) Patrick Donahoe earlier this week during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Heads in the Sand (or somewhere else)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) today became the latest in a growing list of Democrats who claim that the federal government does not have a spending problem.
BTOP Program Overbuilds Fiber in Colorado
On February 7, 2013, KUSA-Channel 9 News in Denver, Colorado investigated issues related to the administration of a Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) grant within the state of Colorado, which is reportedly using the funding to build new fiber optic lines alongside those already in existence in direct competition with local telecommunication providers.