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Government waste

Federal Contracts for Tax Cheats Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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

Report Finds Systemic Oversight Failures at SBA-Backed Non-Profit Artboard 1

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

Reports Find Waste and Mismanagement at Intelligence Agency Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

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 Artboard 1

[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 Artboard 1

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

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