Government Waste
Why D.C. Is the Richest Region in the Country
All that marble in D.C. shouldn't make you feel patriotic.
America's Nation-Building Follies
The U.S. record at nation-building isn't much better at home than abroad.
National Geographic Photos the Focus of Federal Study
Didn't teenage boys used to do that for free?
NIH Awards $1.5 Million To Find Out Why Many Lesbians Are Obese
It's like they're baiting Congress
Amateur Beats Gov't at Digitizing Newspapers: Tom Tryniski's Weird, Wonderful Website
A retiree with a scanner builds one of the world's largest historic newspaper sites while tax-funded projects stall.
Michigan Rep. Wants Audit of Stimulus-Funded Energy Projects
How much money is going to waste?
Obama: More Revenue Can Be Raised Without Raising Taxes
Lip service to reducing government waste
TN Burns $1B in Stimulus Funds on Dubious Electrical 'Smart Grid'
Engineers say it can't live up to claims
If Government Aid Programs Were Charities, Would Anybody Recommend Giving Money to Them?
The government excels in spending money on overhead costs
CA Employee Posted Thousands of Comments Online While On the Clock
Wait ... You can get paid for that?
Homeland Security Grants Subsidize Dystopia
The War on Terror has come home, and the "battlefield" is everywhere.
3 Reasons to Kill the Dept. of Homeland Security
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
Tracking of "Stimulus" Spending Full of Reporting Errors
Spent, not spent, gathering dust ... What's the difference?
After News Report of Wasteful Spending, School District Threatens Lawsuit
I wonder how much that will cost
After a Decade of War, Military Overwhelmed by Equipment Disposal
Threw away the equivalent of 1,000 pickup trucks in a single week
IL Kids' Health Program Mired in Mismanagement
Funding ineligible people, and spending money in questionable ways
Wastebook: $1.5 Billion for Free Cell Phone Service, $70 Million to Produce About $35m in Pennies
Senator Tom Coburn's latest list of government waste
Tennessee Expends Resources Tracking Dead Parolees
They're at their most dangerous when they're dead!
Baltimore City Hall Phone System Upgrade Plagued by Conflicts of Interest, Wasteful Spending, Secrecy
Business as usual for government!
Former NY Chief Unemployment Judge Claims He Was Squeezed Out in Lawsuit
Says he was removed from his position for trying to stop the use of state and federal unemployment money on audits for decades-old compliance orders
Kansas Lawmakers Weary of 10-Year Capitol Renovation
The state has cranked through $337 million, which triples original estimates
U.S. Army Buys Junky Radios
The Pentagon's own weapons tester says the crappy things don't work
