Weekly Wastebasket

Our weekly reality-check for federal spending.

MOX Not Populi

April 26, 2013 | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

MOX Not Populi Volume XVIII No. 17: Just how far will a member of Congress go to protect his pork? We’ve seen a lot of funny stuff over the years, but... Read More

Food (Aid) Fight

April 19, 2013 | Agriculture

Food (Aid) Fight Volume XVIII No. 16: In his fiscal year 2014 budget request, the President called for reforms to the international food aid system. ... Read More

Budgetpalooza

April 12, 2013 | Budget & Tax

Budgetpalooza Volume XVIII No. 15: Two months late, the president’s budget request joins the separately adopted House and Senate budget resolutions.... Read More

Binge Budgeting

April 05, 2013 | Budget & Tax

Binge Budgeting Despite all the bellyaching over sequestration, Washington is doing little to change the federal spending diet that brought us to this... Read More

Spending Dud

March 29, 2013 | National Security

Spending Dud It's clear by now that the United States' financial situation will force everyone, from your mother up to the President, to cut down on... Read More

Transparently Wasteful Earmarks

Transparently Wasteful Earmarks During a Senate Committee meeting on the massive water policy and projects bill for the Army Corps of Engineers, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)... Read More

A Tale of Two Budgets

March 15, 2013 | Budget & Tax

A Tale of Two Budgets It was the worst of times. It was the worst of times. This week House and Senate Budget Committee chairs unveiled their budgets for... Read More

Chuck the Waste

March 08, 2013 | Budget & Tax , National Security

Chuck the Waste When a new leader takes the helm at an agency as big as the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), it's common for recommendations to start... Read More

Sequester Squabbles

March 01, 2013 | Budget & Tax , National Security

Sequester Squabbles The across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration will take effect today. So what does $85 billion sliced out of the federal... Read More

Sequestration Chicken Littles

February 22, 2013 | Budget & Tax

Sequestration Chicken Littles Congress and the President are trying to blame each other for looming across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration. Dueling... Read More

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