Once upon a time, there was a military program undertaken by the Department of Defense promising to refit the United States military with fighter jets including an “advanced airframe, … READ MORE
Government waste
DoD Keeps Losing Fight Against Bureaucracy
Newly confirmed Secretary of Defense Mark Esper recently took to Congress to testify in a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. And while certain media outlets failed to … READ MORE
Senators Provide Breakthrough in Long Fight For Taxpayer Transparency
It has been 50 years since we put a man on the moon. But the federal government still can’t provide a comprehensive list of the programs that it runs. A … READ MORE
Feds Turn Bonuses into Participation Trophies
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
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