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Lawmakers Should Learn to Start Worrying and Hate the F-35 program Artboard 1

  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

DoD Keeps Losing Fight Against Bureaucracy Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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

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