Posted on June 13th, 2013 by Tom Schatz
On June 13, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order No. 13576, which called for “Delivering an Effective, Efficient and Accountable Government.” In a short video released on June 12, 2011, President Obama identified specific examples of the types of savings that could be achieved through the Executive Order. He touted the entire effort as his ”Campaign to Cut Waste,” which, [...]
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Posted on June 7th, 2013 by Tom Schatz
On June 6, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal released a poll that showed Americans blame welfare programs more than any other reason for persistent poverty in the United States. The poll was conducted between May 30 and June 2 and sampled 1,000 adults. Respondents were given a list of eight factors and were [...]
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Posted on June 4th, 2013 by Silence Dogood
We’ve heard a lot about the IRS’s over-the-top targeting and harassment of conservative and tea party groups and how the agency delayed the groups’ applications for non-profit status. But the hits just keep coming for the IRS. This past weekend, we were treated to the spectacle of IRS employees doing a tax-payer funded line dance [...]
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Posted on May 31st, 2013 by Tom Schatz
As the Illinois legislature winds up the 2013 session by creating a new $750,000 “Forever Green Illinois Program” (it’s really there on pp. 8-9 of the 284-page budget bill) that would fund the “maintenance and beautification of greenery,” including grass, weeds, trees, shrubs, bushes, and plants on state or local government property, elected officials should also consider adopting a new official [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2013 by Sean Kennedy
The Obama Administration may have just hammered the last nail into the coffin of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). As part of his fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget, President Obama refused to add money for the troubled program, keeping with his promise to cease funding following a two year proof of concept phase [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2013 by Tom Schatz
A little-known but costly rider to the fiscal year 2013 continuing resolution has forced the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw its proposal to end Saturday delivery. This means that the USPS will continue to lose $2 billion annually that the agency sought to save by only delivering packages, which is one of the only profit-making [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2013 by Silence Dogood
We were provided a joint analysis of President Obama’s budget by the House and Senate Republican Budget Committees. Here is all you need to know about President Obama’s budget proposal that was released yesteday. It is over two months late. It never balances the budget. It spends $154 billion more in 2014. Provides for additional [...]
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Posted on April 2nd, 2013 by Silence Dogood
On Friday, March 31, President Obama proclaimed the month of April as “National Financial Capability Month.” He called on all Americans to, “observe this month with programs and activities to improve their understanding of financial principles and practices.” I kid you not. This from a man who under his four-year-plus reign has seen the national [...]
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Posted on March 29th, 2013 by Tom Schatz
There are more than enough egregious examples of mismanagement and inefficiency to create “Government Waste TV.” Unfortunately, no such network exists. The next best option would be a ”Daily Waste” segment on a major network. While such programming has also not yet been created on a permanent basis, between Monday, March 25 and Friday, March 29, Fox News Channel went where no network [...]
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Posted on March 20th, 2013 by Luke Gelber
In March of 2009, President Obama delivered a speech on procurement at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in which he excoriated the outgoing administration for its irresponsible spending on government contracts. The President explained that “Over the last eight years, government spending on contracts has doubled to over half a trillion dollars,” adding that “the [...]
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