Disability and Unemployment: Putting an End to Double-Dipping
The number of people on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) reached a record high this year. But a large number of people are double-dipping from both… Read More
Morning Bell: Time to Shrink the Monster
Does the debt ceiling affect YOU? It does—in many ways. A new video by Bankrupting America uses humor to call attention to an issue that… Read More
This Week’s Reasons to Repeal Obamacare
It has been over three years since Obamacare became law. This week, the House voted again to completely repeal it. There are plenty of reasons… Read More
Sequest-Air: Senate Bill Beats FAA Clumsy Sequestration Strategy
As “Sequest-air”—the political fight over the flight delays caused by the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to furlough air traffic controllers—gained momentum yesterday, the Senate… Read More
Small Business Administration: No Room for Sequestration Cuts?
The White House warns that sequestration “would reduce loan guarantees to small businesses by up to $902 million”—loans that it claims are “investments that are… Read More
Cutting Federal Waste: Not a Silver Bullet, but Still Important
President Obama’s State of the Union Address tomorrow evening provides him with a chance to explain how he would put the country on a path… Read More
GAO Cites Waste in U.S. Food Aid Programs—But Does Not Call for Budget Cuts
Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) and others in Congress have repeatedly expressed concerns about “fragmentation, overlap, and duplication” in non-emergency food aid programs administered by the… Read More
Surprise, Surprise: Report Finds Homeland Security Wasting Money
In his oversight report, “Safety at Any Price: Assessing the Impact of Homeland Security Spending in U.S. Cities,” Senator Tom Coburn (R–OK) highlights several examples… Read More
Pentagon More Active in ‘Green’ Energy than the Energy Department
According to a new report on financial waste in the Department of Defense, the Pentagon initiated more renewable energy projects in 2010 – the year measured –… Read More
The Bureaucratic Attack on International Broadcasting
The recent layoff of Voice of America (VOA) employees in Russia comes at a time when U.S. international broadcasting is also losing ground to bureaucratic… Read More
