Biden Campaigns Against Wasteful Spending

J.D. Foster / June 14, 2011

The White House yesterday launched yet another signature initiative to cut wasteful spending, once again setting the Administration’s key utility infielder, Vice President Joe Biden, to the task.

This latest campaign follows a previous effort launched in 2009 directing the cabinet secretaries to track down a whole $100 million—yes, million—in wasteful spending. In the summer of that year the White House then trumpeted that they had over-performed by a whole $2 million. Meanwhile, the budget deficit topped $1.4 trillion.

Two full years into the Administration, with agency budget officers and the Office of Management and Budget well-equipped to identify waste, and the Administration launches a wasteful spending campaign? Didn’t the Administration just release a budget a few months ago? (more…)