It’s time for another check-in on Congress’s concern with government spending. Surely after the Congressional Budget Office’s March 2019 budget review reported the fiscal year 2019 budget deficit has grown … READ MORE
Trump Ignores Law Requiring Medicare Reform Bill
A day rarely goes by without a new story on the titanic power struggle between the House Democrats and the White House. Yet, in a move that has been reported … READ MORE
Netflix, Boeing, and the Problem of Cronyism
One of the biggest stories from this year's Academy Awards was Netflix’s stunning Oscar wins for their original film Roma. Netflix and other online streaming services’ shakeup of the film … READ MORE
After 3 Decades on High Risk List, DoD Supply Chain Management Finally Removed
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the latest iteration of their “High Risk Series” reports. The biennial update highlights government sectors that demonstrate significant shortcomings in operational efficiency, … READ MORE
Checking-In with the Budget Process
Over the last month, the Trump White House, the Republican Senate, and the Democratic House have each unveiled their budget plans. This is the first step in what has historically … READ MORE
Time to Denuclearize the Senate
The Senate is about to go nuclear again. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly confirmed that he now has the votes to once again override Senate rules … READ MORE
Getting the Fight Against Improper Payments Right
Waste, fragmentation, and duplication is a major problem for the federal government. So much so that the efforts to fight them have themselves become duplicative and fragmented. Over the last … READ MORE
Shutdown the Shutdowns
The longest shutdown in US history may have been bounced from the first round of the Tournament of Government Waste, but it has certainly not been bounced from our memory. … READ MORE