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Budget Review: Leading Policy Priorities for Sustained Growth

February 14, 2013 | National Journal | Budget & Tax , National Security

With the release of the House Republican’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget resolution, budgetary issues are roaring back to the front burner. This... Read More

How to Make Democrats and Republicans Agree on a Sequester Deal

February 13, 2013 | U.S. News | Budget & Tax , National Security

As we look ahead to the sequestration set to take effect at the end of the month, we are already hearing the voices from all sides offering... Read More

Truth-O-Meter: Marco Rubio says sequester was Obama’s idea

February 13, 2013 | PolitiFact | Budget & Tax , National Security

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio delivered the Republicans’ response to the State of the Union address, criticizing President Barack Obama on policy... Read More

Defense cuts a necessary step to control deficit

February 13, 2013 | POLITICO | Budget & Tax , National Security

In a couple of weeks we will have a chance to revisit the holidays and immerse ourselves in all things “sequestration.” The deal brokered... Read More

State Of The Union: Obama Renews Call For Elimination Of Some Corporate Tax Loopholes

February 13, 2013 | Huffington Post | Budget & Tax

Solving the never-ending budget crisis and reducing the deficit will require corporate tax reform, Obama said. Obama called for tax reform... Read More

Fiscal reform needs accountability, less agency overlap

Government fiscal reform needs to come in the form of accountability, prioritizing by need and training if long term success is to be seen,... Read More

Common Sense Ways to Reduce Wasteful Federal Spending

February 06, 2013 | U.S. News | Budget & Tax , Energy , National Security

This article is part of a weekly series held by U.S. News and it's Economic Intelligence blog.... Read More

CBO: Budget deficit will drop to $845 billion

February 06, 2013 | Capital Insider | Budget & Tax

On Tuesday, President Obama asked Congress for a short-term deficit reduction package. "If Congress can't act immediately on a bigger... Read More

Government is wasteful enough that sequestration is acceptable, witnesses say

February 06, 2013 | Government Executive | Budget & Tax

 A House hearing exploring ways to curb waste and duplication in government on Tuesday showcased an apparent consensus that there may be... Read More

House Cmte. Examines Government Spending

February 05, 2013 | C-SPAN | Budget & Tax

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing titled, "Government Spending: How Can We Best Address the Billions... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More