CAGW Releases December WasteWatcher

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Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW):

Sequestration Option Discussed After Super Committee Fails to Deliver
By Erica Gordon

Since the Budget Control Act (BCA) was signed into law on August 2, 2011, all eyes had been on the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction …

On Fannie, Freddie, and the FHA, Two Steps Back
By Leslie K. Paige

Taxpayers are both in awe of and enraged by the schizophrenic behavior of government officials and lawmakers when it comes to taking action on the nation's thorniest public policy conundrums …

Another Failing Federal Loan Program
By Deborah Collier

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Electrification Administration (REA) program began during the New Deal Era of the 1930's …

As GM's Stock Price Drops, Auto Bailout Cost Goes Up
By PJ Austin

Despite claims to the contrary, U.S. taxpayers are still on the hook for billions of dollars that were given to General Motors (GM).

MEADS Test “Successful,” Cost and Purpose Uncertain
By Sean Kennedy

In an apparent last-ditch attempt to secure funding for the troubled Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program, MEADS International, the primary contractor comprised of Lockheed Martin and MBDA, conducted a flight test at the White Sands Missile Range on November 17, 2011 …

GAO Skewers United Launch Alliance Contract Plans
By Luke Gelber

The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program began in 1995 and was designed to allow the Department of Defense (DOD) access to space with the intention of reducing the cost of satellite launches by at least 25 percent while striving for up to 50 percent …

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