By Roslyn Layton, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Strand Consult and Deborah Collier, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, Citizens Against Government Waste The United States is currently operating under a fragmented system of privacy regulations because Congress has not yet enacted a national framework to regulate consumer data privacy and security. States have sought […]
GAO Reconfirms Federal IT Must Be Modernized
The federal government annually spends more than $100 billion for information technology (IT), 80 percent of which is used to operate and maintain existing systems, some of which are more than 50 years old. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) first placed IT modernization on its High Risk List in 2015, and Citizens Against Government Waste […]
Power Up AI with Nuclear Energy
As the need to build and power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers increases, support for nuclear energy is on the rise. Ensuring a stable and sufficient supply of energy is critical for the U.S. to remain the global leader in the development of new technologies. States are leading the way to aid in the effort […]
This Week in Waste – May 16, 2025
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 effort to fight back against this spendthrift behavior. Missouri Senate Rejects Stadium Funding Bill In the final days of their session, the Missouri […]
In a World of AI, Intellectual Property Rights Must Be Protected
World Intellectual Property (IP) Day is always an opportunity to reiterate the significance of the only property right protected in the Constitution. Celebrated every April 26, the festivities home in on a particular aspect of IP. The 2025 theme is “IP and Music: Feel the beat of IP.” Every nation has its own beat and […]
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Unintelligent Attack on AI
The Biden-Harris administration’s latest attack on American innovation is aimed at artificial intelligence.
The Future of the Universal Service Fund
To save taxpayer dollars, Congress should look at revamping the USF program instead of trying to expanding its contribution base.
Protecting Intellectual Property in an AI World
Intellectual property rights should be protected when artificial intelligence is used in creative works.
Court Further Delays Net Neutrality Implementation
On August 1, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit extended the stay on the FCC’s latest net neutrality order.
Fifth Circuit Determines the USF Fee Is a Tax
The Fifth Circuit Court rocked the telecommunications world when it released its ruling on funding the USF.







