Congress has a chance to deliver long overdue reforms to the sugar program. The current sugar program was intended to be a short-term solution but has evolved into a permanent government program that wastes taxpayer dollars and raises prices for consumers. The sugar program puts the sugar industry ahead of consumers and reforming or replacing […]
Reducing regulations, especially after the massive expansion in the size and scope of the federal government during the Biden administration, will increase investment and stimulate the economy. That is one of the reasons President Trump signed an executive order (EO) on January 31, 2025, to cut 10 regulations for every new regulation, and another EO […]
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. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Announces Hearing on Department of Defense Budget and Audit […]
High-speed rail projects across the U.S. continue to be challenged as the federal government reviews the effectiveness of its expenditures. On April 14, 2025, the Department of Transportation (DOT) terminated Amtrak’s contract with Texas Central Partners to build the Texas Central Railway, a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston. The $63.9 million in unspent […]
This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight back against this waste.
A Trump administration executive order would streamline defense procurement and prioritize existing private sector products.
Sacramento’s quixotic project leads the way as the nation’s most expensive and wasteful passenger rail boondoggle
President Trump’s EO addresses the dual objectives of lowering drug prices while promoting innovation and protecting IP
DOGE is the first comprehensive effort to improve government efficiency since the Grace Commission and must keep forging ahead.
The Department of Government Efficiency would have many opportunities to trim waste at the Department of Defense.
