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Transportation

Aviation, Commerce, General Waste, Transportation

Deregulation Keeps U.S. Air Travel Flying High

September 29, 2025 Grigory Menshikov

Competition in the U.S. air travel industry helps American consumers and foreign visitors receive top-notch airline services at a low cost.  Unwarranted government interference in this market, similar to the Biden Administration Inquiry in November 2024, would lower the quality of services, raise prices, and waste federal funds.  The September 30, 2025, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee […]

Aviation, Budget, General Waste, Transportation

Critical Air Traffic Control Modernization Moving Forward

July 31, 2025 Deborah Collier

The federal air traffic control (ATC) system, which monitors and assists in navigation for airlines, general aviation pilots, and the military, was built in the 1950s and 1960s, making it one of the oldest legacy information technology systems in the federal government.  The ground-based navigation radar systems, which are still in use today, were first […]

General Waste, Government Waste, State Issues, States, Transportation

California’s High-Speed Failure

July 2, 2025 staff

Since it was approved by Golden State voters in the 2008 Proposition 1A bond measure, the California High-Speed Rail (CHSR) project, which was intended to connect San Francisco and Los Angeles by passenger rail, has shoveled more than $111 billion into the furnace of government waste.  The California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) was tasked […]

General Waste, Government Waste, States, Transportation

D.C. Phases Out a Streetcar No One Desired

June 26, 2025 staff

The above-ground streetcars pushing through traffic along Washington, D.C.’s H-Street Corridor have long ranked among the most costly and controversial pieces of public infrastructure inside the Beltway.  On May 27, 2025, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced that over the next two years, the District will phase out the rail-bound streetcars in favor of electric buses, […]

General Waste, State Issues, States, Transportation

DOT Terminates Funding for Texas Train

April 25, 2025 Alec Mena

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 […]

Biopharmaceuticals, Defense, Financial Services, General Waste, Tech-Telecom, Transportation

This Week in Waste – April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025 Eric Maus

This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight back against this waste. 

General Waste, States, Transportation

California High-Speed Rail is Still a Multi-Billion Dollar Boondoggle

April 17, 2025 Alec Mena

Sacramento’s quixotic project leads the way as the nation’s most expensive and wasteful passenger rail boondoggle

Education, Environment, General Waste, Oversight, Transportation

This Week in Waste – April 4, 2025

April 4, 2025 Eric Maus

This Week in Waste highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted and efforts to fight government waste. 

Energy, General Waste, Oversight, Transportation

Biden Hits Gas Pedal on Wasteful Spending

December 11, 2024 Deborah Collier

End of year government spending sprees are common but the Biden administration has hit the gas pedal on wasteful programs.

Commerce, General Waste, Regulations, Transportation

Biden-Harris Administration Launches Wasteful Airline Industry Inquiry

November 1, 2024 Eric Maus

This broad and vague investigation is par for the course for the Biden-Harris administration and its pursuit of more regulation.

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