Last week, the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Inspector General (IG) released an audit that identified multiple layers of oversight failures at a small business program that resulted … READ MORE
Government waste
Reports Find Waste and Mismanagement at Intelligence Agency
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen an Inspector General report on the National Security Agency (NSA). But we have received two in the last two months. And they show how … READ MORE
Fannie and Freddie Channel Uncle Drew
In a hilarious Pepsi ad, NBA all-star guard Kyrie Irving goes undercover as “Uncle Drew”, an elderly man, to face off against young guys at local basketball courts. Thinking they … READ MORE
2019 Tournament of Government Waste Teams
[embed]https://youtu.be/-PO27rhB7UE[/embed] March Madness is here! This week, Pursuit will be hosting the Tournament of Government Waste featuring entries from four government watchdogs. You will get to vote on which entry … READ MORE
2019 Tournament of Government Waste
Welcome to Pursuit's Tournament of Government Waste! Congratulations to Team Paul for winning Back-to-Back Tournament of Government Waste Championships. You can check out all of the matchups in the bracket … READ MORE
Drunk on Debt
Per a slightly shorter tradition than the Irish holiday, Pursuit is publishing another edition of our Drunk on Debt waste report. We are $22 trillion in debt and have continual … READ MORE
New Report Finds Systemic Enforcement Failures Of Taxpayer Transparency Law
Two years ago, we teamed up with White Coast Waste to release “Ivy League Flunkers: Schools Fail on Federal Funding Disclosure.” The first-of-its-kind report examined whether Ivy League schools are … READ MORE
It’s Time to End Washington’s “Use-it-or-Lose-it” Spending Culture
In Washington, Christmas doesn’t come in December, but September. As OpenTheBooks.com describes in a new report, “use-it-or-lose-it” spending – the federal government’s frantic rush to spend whatever is left in … READ MORE