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Press ReleaseCCAGW to House and Senate Leadership: Nix Funding for the JSF Alternate Engine
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202.467.5334
Press ReleaseCCAGW to Obama: Veto of Defense Bill First Test of Fiscal Backbone
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202.467.5334
Press ReleaseCCAGW to Obama: Veto of Defense Bill First Test of Fiscal Backbone
For Immediate Release Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202.467.5334
The WasteWatcherUpdate on CAGW’s FOIA Project
On May 29, 2009 Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released a Wastewatcher describing the current status of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that were released on May 12, 2009. The purpose of the FOIA requests is to highlight...
The WasteWatcherBeach Houses: Owned By the Rich, Paid For By Everyone
Washington’s next fiscal giveaway: a bailout for wealthy homeowners living along risky, hurricane-prone coastlines. Attempting to find a solution to rising homeowners’ insurance rates, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and...
The WasteWatcherFahrenheit 451 Redux at the EPA
In legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury’s classic novel Fahrenheit 451, the government suppressed independent thought and analysis for the good of the people. It was better to keep the populace ignorant of differing opinions than to...
The WasteWatcherWill Obama’s IGs Be Blood Hounds or Lap Dogs?
Federal statutes currently allow for 69 inspectors general (IG) at all cabinet departments, large agencies and other designated federal entities. These offices are charged with overseeing how tax dollars are spent. Since they are, in effect, “...
The WasteWatcherPASS ID
In 2005, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) put on a full court press to stop the implementation of the REAL ID Act. After being attached to a supplemental appropriations bill and being voted on without hearings or any debate, REAL ID was...
The WasteWatcherUpdate on CAGW’s FOIA Project
On May 12, 2009 Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) undertook an ambitious project to find out if members of Congress were trying to influence how the funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), aka economic stimulus bill,...
Press ReleaseCCAGW Blasts House Defense Committee for Funding JSF Alternate Engine
The House Armed Services Air and Land Forces Subcommittee authorized $603 million for an alternate engine program for the F 35.
Press ReleaseCCAGW To Rep. Frank Wolf: Vote No on Waxman-Markey
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2009 Contact: Leslie K. Paige 202-467-5334
Press ReleaseCCAGW To Rep. Vern Ehlers: Vote No on Waxman-Markey
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2009
