The Trump administration has taken numerous steps to reform how the Department of Defense (DOD) buys services and equipment. The latest effort was signaled in DOD Secretary Pete Hegseth’s November 7, 2025, speech in which he announced a slew of reforms designed to increase speed and competition in contracting. The new acquisition policy will look […]
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 Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson November 2025 Porker of the Month Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s […]
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that were at the center of the October government shutdown were not only made available to people making as much as $500,000 annually but also turned out to be rife with waste, fraud, and abuse. A December 3, 2025, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that the advanced premium […]
The Free State Foundation luncheon featuring National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Arielle Roth included some welcome news for businesses, families, and taxpayers. At the December 2, 2025, event at the National Press Club, which included comments and questions from former Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) Vice President […]
As Americans gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, healthcare costs are one of their main concerns. President Trump has made lowering drug prices and increasing domestic biopharmaceutical research and development high priorities in his second term in office. Domestic investment by drug companies has skyrocketed since Eli Lilly was the first company 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. This Week in Waste will be taking a break the week of Thanksgiving and wishes all […]
In Economics 101, students learn the lesson of supply and demand and understand that in a perfect market system, less supply means higher prices. However, they also learn that perfect market systems don’t exist, so this rule does not always apply, including the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry. On November 17, 2025, the House […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should review and reconsider the ongoing cases that began during the Biden administration under Chair Lina Khan. Her approach to antitrust law, along with her anti-capitalist and anti-business policies led to her being named Citizens Against Government Waste’s September 2023 and November 2024 Porker of the Month. The legal quagmire […]
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. President Trump Signs Spending Bill, Ending Government Shutdown President Trump signed H.R. 5371, a short-term spending […]
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 Releases $5.4 Trillion in Prime Waste-Cutting Recommendations CAGW’s Prime Cuts 2025 report includes 512 recommendations […]
