CAGW Releases May WasteWatcher

A Monthly Dispatch From Citizens Against Government Waste

Californians Beware: Proposition 29 is Government Waste at its Finest
By Erica Gordon

In this critical election year, Americans will not only cast their votes for elected officials at all levels of government including President of the United States; they will also decide on several state ballot initiatives…

Congress and USPS: Rearranging the Deck Chairs
By Luke Gelber

One does not need to be an accountant to recognize that the United States Postal Service (USPS), which lost $8.5 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2010, $5.1 billion in FY 2011, and is on pace to lose another $11 billion in FY 2012, is in dire straits…

Leveraging Cloud Computing to Ensure Cost Savings
By Deborah Collier

As government agencies at all levels continue to face tremendous pressure to do more with less, the use of cloud computing tools to reduce the cost of information technology (IT) infrastructure is particularly enticing as an opportunity to save taxpayer dollars…

Potential Savings Exist in MDAP
By Sean Kennedy

The current economic climate, record national debt, and automatic cuts to the Department of Defense (DOD) posed by sequestration have placed defense spending on the political front burner…

House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
By Jordan M. Hicks IV

Cybersecurity has been a very prevalent issue on Capitol Hill recently with legislation such as The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and The Protect IP Act (PIPA) being introduced before Congress…

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