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Nov 2017

Mark Cuban: Let’s get rid of all the bureaucrats

John Sexton Nov 15, 2017 1:01 PM

“Our government is capable of functioning this way at one-tenth its size.”

Oct 2017

Another dry hole: Mnuchin travel inquiry comes up empty

Jazz Shaw Oct 10, 2017 8:01 AM

But don’t let that stop you…

Sep 2017

Media efforts to expand “private jetgate” to EPA come up dry

Jazz Shaw Sep 29, 2017 8:01 AM

Swing and a miss

Aug 2017

Congrats, taxpayers. You bought some very posh swag for a defense contractor

Jazz Shaw Aug 10, 2017 9:21 AM

Good work if you can get it

Feb 2017

Will Congress finally at least scale back “official time” for government worker unions?

Jazz Shaw Feb 18, 2017 10:01 AM

A change which is long past due

Jan 2017

The chair of the MSPB has abruptly resigned

Jazz Shaw Jan 05, 2017 9:21 AM

The board is no longer meeting

Dec 2016

Report: Pentagon squashed plan to save $125 billion in bureaucratic waste

Larry O'Connor Dec 06, 2016 10:31 AM

“They’re all complaining that they don’t have any money…”

Oct 2016

Budget savvy: Guess how much the federal government spends per year on public relations

Jazz Shaw Oct 06, 2016 2:41 PM

Getting the good word out is important… apparently to the tune of billions

The robot takeover of the VA has failed… for now

Jazz Shaw Oct 03, 2016 4:31 PM

So you’ve paid for the robots but you can’t use them. What now?

Sep 2016

Former Commerce Department appointee had a great time on the taxpayer dime

Jazz Shaw Sep 11, 2016 3:31 PM

Good work if you can get it

Aug 2016

Infamous Pentagon travel card abuse at strip clubs, casinos was never addressed

Jazz Shaw Aug 31, 2016 10:01 AM

Put it on my tab

Congrats. You just paid $40M to run monkeys to death on treadmills in Texas

Jazz Shaw Aug 13, 2016 8:31 AM

Your tax dollars at work

Jul 2016

Yes, it’s possible to balance the budget in one year if Congress listens to these recommendations

Matt Vespa Jul 02, 2016 8:01 PM

But if Clinton wins…

May 2016

The FDA’s $36 million campaign to curb LGBT tobacco use

Larry O'Connor May 04, 2016 7:21 AM

Public health initiative or an LGBT endorsement?

Mar 2016

Federal employee unions may soon have to account for wasted time on the taxpayer dime

Jazz Shaw Mar 02, 2016 1:21 PM

Good work if you can get it

Dec 2015

EPA gives out a half million dollars in bonuses for no apparent reason

Jazz Shaw Dec 17, 2015 1:21 PM

Hey, it’s only money

Nov 2015

New hire at EPA snags $9K in bonuses in 90 days

Jazz Shaw Nov 30, 2015 5:21 PM

Tell us more

National Weather Service official creates new job for himself with a very nice raise

Jazz Shaw Nov 17, 2015 5:21 PM

Good work if you can get it. And you can’t.

Oct 2015

Rest easy: Homeland Security still has nearly 100 employees on paid leave for more than a year

Jazz Shaw Oct 22, 2015 12:41 PM

Money for nothing, yet again

Report: small government agency lost billions in stimulus cash

Taylor Millard Oct 19, 2015 8:41 AM

Government (almost) ALWAYS fracks things up.

Golden age: the EPA spent $92M on designer furniture

Jazz Shaw Oct 08, 2015 10:01 AM

High times

Jul 2015

GI Bill being used to reimburse some very… interesting schools

Jazz Shaw Jul 20, 2015 5:21 PM

“This is where we keep the kiddie porn,”

Jun 2015

Chaffetz to Oregon: say… you used a lot of fed tax money on that Obamacare site, didn’t you?

Jazz Shaw Jun 27, 2015 5:31 PM

Did you keep your receipts?

May 2015

Party time: DOD rings up more than $3M in credit card charges at casinos, strip clubs in one year

Jazz Shaw May 29, 2015 12:01 PM

It’s only money

We sure spent a lot on those awful TSA naked body scanners

Matt Vespa May 22, 2015 6:01 PM

Some are being auctioned for $10. Others haven’t even been opened.

Mark Cuban: Let’s get rid of all the bureaucrats

Another dry hole: Mnuchin travel inquiry comes up empty

Media efforts to expand “private jetgate” to EPA come up dry

Congrats, taxpayers. You bought some very posh swag for a defense contractor

Will Congress finally at least scale back “official time” for government worker unions?

The chair of the MSPB has abruptly resigned

Report: Pentagon squashed plan to save $125 billion in bureaucratic waste

Budget savvy: Guess how much the federal government spends per year on public relations

The robot takeover of the VA has failed… for now

Former Commerce Department appointee had a great time on the taxpayer dime

Infamous Pentagon travel card abuse at strip clubs, casinos was never addressed

Congrats. You just paid $40M to run monkeys to death on treadmills in Texas

Yes, it’s possible to balance the budget in one year if Congress listens to these recommendations

The FDA’s $36 million campaign to curb LGBT tobacco use

Federal employee unions may soon have to account for wasted time on the taxpayer dime

EPA gives out a half million dollars in bonuses for no apparent reason

New hire at EPA snags $9K in bonuses in 90 days

National Weather Service official creates new job for himself with a very nice raise

Rest easy: Homeland Security still has nearly 100 employees on paid leave for more than a year

Report: small government agency lost billions in stimulus cash

Golden age: the EPA spent $92M on designer furniture

GI Bill being used to reimburse some very… interesting schools

Chaffetz to Oregon: say… you used a lot of fed tax money on that Obamacare site, didn’t you?

Party time: DOD rings up more than $3M in credit card charges at casinos, strip clubs in one year

We sure spent a lot on those awful TSA naked body scanners

California governor suddenly not so popular

Estimate: Trump could lose by five million votes next fall and still win reelection

Mark Cuban: Let’s get rid of all the bureaucrats

Another dry hole: Mnuchin travel inquiry comes up empty

Media efforts to expand “private jetgate” to EPA come up dry

Congrats, taxpayers. You bought some very posh swag for a defense contractor

Will Congress finally at least scale back “official time” for government worker unions?

The chair of the MSPB has abruptly resigned

Report: Pentagon squashed plan to save $125 billion in bureaucratic waste

Budget savvy: Guess how much the federal government spends per year on public relations

The robot takeover of the VA has failed… for now

Former Commerce Department appointee had a great time on the taxpayer dime

Infamous Pentagon travel card abuse at strip clubs, casinos was never addressed

Congrats. You just paid $40M to run monkeys to death on treadmills in Texas

Yes, it’s possible to balance the budget in one year if Congress listens to these recommendations

The FDA’s $36 million campaign to curb LGBT tobacco use

Federal employee unions may soon have to account for wasted time on the taxpayer dime

EPA gives out a half million dollars in bonuses for no apparent reason

New hire at EPA snags $9K in bonuses in 90 days

National Weather Service official creates new job for himself with a very nice raise

Rest easy: Homeland Security still has nearly 100 employees on paid leave for more than a year

Report: small government agency lost billions in stimulus cash

Golden age: the EPA spent $92M on designer furniture

GI Bill being used to reimburse some very… interesting schools

Chaffetz to Oregon: say… you used a lot of fed tax money on that Obamacare site, didn’t you?

More great news: Social Security overpaid nearly half the people on disability

Party time: DOD rings up more than $3M in credit card charges at casinos, strip clubs in one year

We sure spent a lot on those awful TSA naked body scanners

California governor suddenly not so popular

Estimate: Trump could lose by five million votes next fall and still win reelection

Amazon hires Trump bundler as lobbyist to save $10B Pentagon bid