The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 included limits on federal student loans. The OBBBA eliminated the issuance of new Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loans effective July 1, 2026, and restored annual caps on other federal loans to graduate students. The changes in student loans will save an estimated $307 billion over 10 […]
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. Cloud Services Procurement Must Be Improved A June 23, 2026, Government Accountability Office report details the […]
As federal agencies continue to modernize technology and adopt artificial intelligence, cloud services are essential to making these efforts efficient and cost-effective. A June 23, 2026, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report noted, “agencies need to maximize the impact of taxpayer dollars and make procurement decisions that deliver on their missions securely and reliably. These investments […]
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 the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) June 2026 Porker of the Month The USPS’s abysmal […]
World Wi-Fi Day has been celebrated every year since 2007 on June 20, and in 2026, it has turned into World Wi-Fi Week. It was established to commemorate Wi-Fi’s ability to connect people and help bridge the digital divide as well as reinforce how Wi-Fi is used in homes, businesses, and public areas. According to […]
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. Congress’s Efforts to Curb Wasteful Spending Are Underway The House of Representatives passed legislation on June […]
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive weapons system ever built. Total acquisition costs exceed $442 billion, 89.7 percent greater than the initial estimate of $233 billion, and total lifetime costs will exceed $2 trillion. Despite these enormous outlays, the JSF fleet continues to suffer from lackluster readiness rates. To turn the program […]
Adding to the success of President Trump’s Anti-Fraud Task Force, the House of Representatives passed eight bills that would increase the ability of federal agencies to uncover and prosecute fraud and wasteful spending. On June 8, 2026, the House passed three bills to help prevent fraud. H.R. 6916, the Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention […]
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. Congress Should End This Abysmal Obamacare Failure In a June 11, 2026, op-ed in The […]
The most noticeable results of stealing copper wire and other telecommunications equipment are the physical evidence of the theft and the loss of connections for businesses and consumers to telecommunications networks. But the impact is far more pervasive and often dire, as noted in two reports released during the June 4, 2026, Telecom Industry Summit: Protecting Critical Communications […]
