The WasteWatcher
The WasteWatcherThe Case Against Keystone XL Gets Weaker
Late Friday afternoon, right around when most people likely tuned out and stopped reading the news, the State Department released a report stating that the Keystone XL Pipeline would have little impact on climate change.
The WasteWatcherDelivering a Turnaround to the Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is broken. It is fixable.
The WasteWatcherCongress Sets Its Eyes on IT Acquisition Reform
On February 27, 2013, the House Committee on Government Reform held its second hearing on information technology (IT) acquisition reform.
The WasteWatcherPrime Cuts 2013
On the eve of sequestration, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released Prime Cuts 2013, our annual comprehensive list of spending cuts.
The WasteWatcherWhat If You Manufactured a Crisis, and No One Panicked?
On Friday, March 1st, 2013, the Second Mayan Apocalypse will occur – or so President Obama might have you believe.
The WasteWatcherThe Madness of King Barack?
Washington Post Associate Editor and uber-journo Bob Woodward has been blurting out all kinds of cogent things lately, most of it is giving the White House fits. But he is saying what many people are thinking.
The WasteWatcherIt’s Getting Scary Out There…
We just received a copy of Organizing for Action’s email to their supporters. This group is the president’s restructured re-election operation, still carrying on his never-ending campaign.
The WasteWatcherLast Night's Biggest Snub? Taxpayers
Last night, as you may have heard, America's film industry threw itself a massive party, and while some of the attendees looked to be in danger of starving, none of them looked especially poor. Anyhow, today the media is buzzing over Ang Lee's upset...
The WasteWatcherNational Debt Estimates Vary By Tens of Trillions
Trying to figure out the exact size of the national debt is a more complicated question than one may think.
The WasteWatcherNever Ending Problems for the F-35
For the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, trouble has again reared its ugly head.
The WasteWatcherThe Right Stuff to Cut
Incoming Joint Economic Committee Chairman Kevin Brady's (R-Texas) National Review Online op-ed, "What Kind of Cuts Grow the Economy," makes it clear that the right kind of spending cuts will increase economic growth and create jobs.
The WasteWatcherImplement GAO Reforms: Culberson-Coburn or a Commission?
While February 2nd has long been recognized as Ground Hog Day, perhaps February 5th – at least for this year – should be coined Government Waste Elimination Day. On February 5, 2013, CAGW President Tom Schatz testified before the House Committee on...
