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The WasteWatcherWhere’s Your Data?
Radio shock jock Doug “The Greaseman” Tracht in the 1980s and funny man Dennis Miller in the ’90s had a shared catch-phrase, “Who’s your daddy?” that evolved into a taunting expression of superiority over the respondent. The familiar adage, “...
The WasteWatcherFarm Bill Reform: Waiting on Rain During a Drought
The 112th Congress made progress toward enacting a new Farm Bill, but eventually settled on a one-year extension. In the 113th Congress, the House and Senate passed their own versions of the Farm Bill, but unfortunately for taxpayers, the bills are...
The WasteWatcherGAO Reports Highlight Continued Deficiencies in IT Reporting
The federal government is expected to spend $81 billion in information technology (IT) in fiscal year 2014. Management and effectively monitoring IT investments is critical during this time when budgets are constrained by sequestration.
The WasteWatcher“NASA Takes Wasteful Spending to New Heights”
Numbers certainly rule The National Aeronautic Space Association’s (NASA) universe. When it comes to solving complex formulas to calculate the orbit of a Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the exact second when space particles disappear into a black hole,...
The WasteWatcherPesky Lawsuits Threaten Obamacare
Obamacare is a top-down, authoritarian law that has already spawned untold confusion, astronomical costs, and widespread dysfunction. Still, in an attempt to confer an air of finality to the whole mess and deter the law’s opponents from attempting...
The WasteWatcherThe Young Aren't Buying It
More and more stories are appearing about growing opposition to Obamacare, also known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), from America’s youth and that’s not good news for the Obama administration. Simply put, when it comes to signing up for...
The WasteWatcherObamacare: Still Not Ready for Primetime
The New York Times provided numbers yesterday on Medicaid enrollment compared to Obamacare enrollment during the month of October. Those of us who foll
The WasteWatcherHealthcare.gov is Up and Running...Sort of
The administration declared success in its efforts to meet its self-imposed deadline of November 30 to improve the Healthcare.gov website. With little fanfare, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the agency charged with overseeing...
The WasteWatcherBusinesses and Obamacare: Not a Good Mix
Public Opinion Strategies (POS) is a well-respected market research company specializing in corporate and public policy research. The company recently undertook a survey of 208 decision makers in
The WasteWatcherThink Obamacare is Fixed? Think Again
On Tuesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations had a hearing on the Obamacare website roll out
The WasteWatcherCBO Releases "Options for Reducing the Deficit 2014-2023"
The Congressional Budget Office released “Options for Reducing the Deficit 2014-2023” last week.
The WasteWatcherThey Knew. They All Knew.
We are seeing a lot of panic on Capitol Hill these days as Obamacare continues to unravel. Certainly, the functionality of the Healthcare.gov website was initially the primary focus of concern. But when millions of Americans began to lose...
