Budget
CAGW Applauds Sen. Lankford’s “Federal Fumbles” Waste Report
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 November 28, 2016
CAGW Releases November 2016 WasteWatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 November 16, 2016
Lame-Duck Session, 114th Congress: The Victors, the Vanquished, and the Un-Inaugurated
For anyone unfamiliar with the patois of politics, the term “lame duck” may seem like a bit of an odd duck, rhetorically speaking. As defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the more common understanding of this phrase is “an
Taxpayers to House GOP: Oppose Resurrection of Corruptive Earmarks
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 November 15, 2016
CAGW Lists Taxpayer Tricks and Treats For Halloween 2016
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 October 27, 2016
CAGW Releases October 2016 WasteWatcher
For Immediate Release Contact: Curtis Kalin 202-467-5318 October 20, 2016
Show Me the Budget
Americans might fondly remember many experiences from 1996, including watching “Independence Day” and “Jerry Maguire,” reading about the cloning of Dolly the sheep, dancing to the Macarena, and surfing new websites such as Ask Jeeves and eBay.
Washington's 2016 Year-End Spending Spree
As federal fiscal years wind down, a frustrating ritual takes place throughout departments and agencies: a spending surge on frivolous items in order to avoid budget cuts in the next fiscal year. The final month of fiscal year 2016 is no exception.
A Cure for Electoral Depression: Focus Final 2016 Presidential Debate on Policy Solutions
In a recent poll, a sizable portion of young Americans said they would rather vote for a giant meteor to strike the Earth over either of the two presidential candidates. There might be a reason for such a dark and depressing result. The first two...
Medicare Making Improper Payments to Prisoners
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently exposed vulnerabilities that end up costing taxpayers hundreds of billions in wasteful spending due to erroneous and sloppy billing, and outright fraud.
Clinton/Trump Round 2: Taxpayers Deserve a Policy Debate
Before the first Presidential debate on September 27, 2016, CAGW proposed policy questions that would enlighten taxpayers as to where each candidate stands on critical government waste
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution
On September 28, 2016, the U.S.
