One of the cornerstones of economics is that incentives matter. Federal contracting tries to account for this by including incentive bonuses in their contracts to encourage timeliness and performance. Given … READ MORE
Government waste
HUD Ignores Law and Pays $6 Million to Dead People
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is charged with running the federal government’s public housing programs, which through direct assistance or rental vouchers provide housing to 3.3 million … READ MORE
NPS Concocts Laundering Scheme to Assist Tax Dodge
In a move that would make Saul Goodman proud, a National Park Service employee was recently caught laundering money to help an artist avoid paying federal taxes. A new report … READ MORE
$361 Million in Post-Sandy Property Buy-Outs Called into Question
In 2013, Congress passed a $50.5 billion disaster assistance package for areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy. $680 million were used to establish the New York Rising Buyout and Acquisition program. … READ MORE
Patriot Farmers at the Dubai Horse Fair
The ratcheting up of the trade dispute with China has led to a drop in the markets and a rise in the concerns of the farming community. Hoping to quell … READ MORE
Federal Contracts for Tax Cheats
In 2016, the federal government awarded $17 billion to contractors that owed a collective $1.8 billion in taxes. Since 2008, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) has required contractors to report … READ MORE
Spidey-Senses, Teleportation, and Other Outlandish Spending at the DoD
Remember last year when Congress gave the Department of Defense a $165 billion budget boost citing depleted resources. Well, they should have looked at where their current budget was going first. … READ MORE
Report Identifies Billions in Federal Program Duplication
This week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its annual duplication report. This is the ninth edition of GAO’s annual look at program duplication, overlap and fragmentation in the federal … READ MORE