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CBO Lowballs Estimate of Iraq Contracts

August 13, 2008 | Policy Brief | National Security

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) got a lot of jaws dropping this week with a report estimating the U.S. has spent $85 billion on... Read More

Senate Doubles House Take of Financial Services Earmarks

July 23, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The FY 2009 Senate Financial Services Appropriations bill contains 90 earmarks worth $221.3 million (click here to view the database).... Read More

GAO: Defense Contract Audit Agency Bends to Contractor Pressure

July 22, 2008 | Policy Brief | National Security

TCS followers know we have argued for increased oversight of defense spending, particularly spending on contracts. The federal... Read More

Earmarks for Energy and Water Projects Double in House Legislation

July 22, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The FY 2009 House Energy and Water Appropriations bill contains 1,465 congressional earmarks for a total cost of more than $3.1 billion... Read More

Shelby, Milkulski Secure 25% of Earmarks on CJS Spending Bill

July 06, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The FY 2009 Senate Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill contains 552 earmarks worth $471.4 million, according to an... Read More

House Commerce Justice Science Spending Bill: 1,126 Earmarks, $442,562,000

July 01, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The FY 2009 House Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations bill contains 1,126 earmarks worth $442,562,000. That is a decrease of 13... Read More

House Labor-HHS Spending Bill: 1,371 Earmarks, $619 Million

June 29, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The FY 2009 House Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations bill contains 1371 earmarks for a total cost of $619,187,000. The number of projects... Read More

$57 million in earmarks in the House 2009 Financial Services spending bill

June 26, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations

The 2009 House Financial Services Appropriations bill contains 197 earmarks for a total of $57 million (click here to see the database).... Read More

$197 Million in Homeland Security Earmarks in Senate Spending Bill

June 25, 2008 | Policy Brief | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

The Senate version of the 2009 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill includes 19 congressional earmarks for a total of... Read More

Emergency Supplemental Bill - Take 1

June 19, 2008 | Policy Brief | National Security

The supplemental appropriations bill funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan got fast-tracked through the House yesterday in preparation... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More