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USEC Posts Net Loss in Second Quarter; Seeking Further Taxpayer Handouts

August 08, 2013 | Our Take | Energy

USEC Posts Net Loss in Second Quarter; Seeking Further Taxpayer Handouts The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) recently released its midterm financial report and in addition to troubling financials,... Read More

Congressional Summer Ends with a THUD

August 01, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Congress is on the verge of heading home for a five-week vacation (“home work period” is the euphemism they use). In the run-up to... Read More

Essential Air Service: Why Reform Isn’t Reducing Overall Cost

July 30, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Early last year, the President signed the “FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012,” authorizing spending for the Federal Aviation... Read More

Letter to House: Support McClintock-Bridenstine-Hudson Amendment to Cut Essential Air Service

July 30, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Support McClintock amendment to cut Essential Air Service funding.... Read More

Letter to Senate: Support Common Sense Amendments to Transportation/HUD Appropriations Bill

July 24, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Transportation & Infrastructure

Propsals would cut wasteful spending and increase transparency.... Read More

A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service

July 11, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

A Lesson in What Saving Money Means to Congress: Essential Air Service Essential Air Service (EAS) reforms passed as part of last year’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill were intended... Read More

A Cigar for SIGAR – Documenting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Waste in Afghanistan

June 28, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

A Cigar for SIGAR – Documenting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Waste in Afghanistan The title says it all: “[Department of Defense] Moving Forward with $771.8 Million Purchase of Aircraft that the Afghans Cannot Operate... Read More

Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska

June 26, 2013 | Press Releases | Transportation & Infrastructure

Golden Fleece Award to Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority for a Decade of Waste Cheerleading a Bridge in Alaska A press release from TCS on the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority being awarded the most recent "Golden Fleece."... Read More

Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced

June 19, 2013 | Our Take | Transportation & Infrastructure

Small Taxpayer Victory: Outdated Airport Subsidy Reduced In a small victory for taxpayers, the Department of Transportation (DOT) last week issued an order terminating Essential Air Service... Read More

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee

June 18, 2013 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , Energy

Energy and Water Spending Bill Passes Subcommittee The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies voted today to pass the fiscal year 2014... 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