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. Taxes on Wireless Bills Harm Consumers US Telecom’s 2026 Broadband Pricing Index revealed that prices for […]
Consumers are concerned with inflation and high prices but there is at least one industry that has consistently provided improved services at lower costs. US Telecom’s 2026 Broadband Pricing Index (BPI) revealed that prices for the services at speeds most often used by consumers dropped by 6 percent between 2024-2025 and by 43.6 percent since […]
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. Taxpayer Tricks and Treats for Halloween 2026 On October 29, 2026, CAGW released its 27th […]
The Universal Service Fund (USF) was created in the 1996 Telecommunications Act to administer the Lifeline, High-Cost, Rural Healthcare, and E-Rate programs and help increase access to broadband. The USF is administered by the nonprofit Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), which was created by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The October 15, 2026, the United […]
The United States is the global leader in biopharmaceutical research and development. This position is crucial to the economy and giving patients access to new medicines well before they are available in foreign countries. Unfortunately, steps are being taken to put this leadership at risk and push research and development overseas. On October 22, 2026, […]
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. Citizens Against Government Waste Names Sen. “Chucky” Schumer October 2026 Porker of the Month On […]
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) products have been proven to be an effective and accessible way for smokers to quit smoking cigarettes. However, it takes years for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve these products so that they can reach or remain on the market. A September 30, 2026, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and several of her anti-capitalist colleagues are once again showing a lack of understanding for how wealth is created and demonstrating disdain for private equity investments. They believe the government knows how to create jobs better than the private sector. On September 24, 2026, The Stop Wall Street Looting Act was […]
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. Citizens Against Government Waste Releases $5.6 Trillion in Prime Waste-Cutting Recommendations On October 15, 2025, […]
The federal government is enhancing its buying power to improve purchases of software. On April 29, 2025, the General Services Administration (GSA) launched the OneGov procurement program to negotiate directly with original equipment manufacturers, allowing federal agencies to purchase software licenses as a single customer instead of hundreds of separate ones. In her April 29, […]
