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Taxpayers spent $1.8 million to study rewards for stopping cellphone use while driving

Health News // 8 months ago

Taxpayers spent $1.8 million to study rewards for stopping cellphone use while driving

A new study in which people were paid to stop using cellphones while driving has drawn criticism for spending $1.84 million in federal taxpayers' money.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

House moves on Yucca Mountain funding

U.S. leaders in the House of Representatives were lauded for passing a measure that helps fund an application for a Nevada nuclear repository.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Luxury jets flew pleading execs to Capitol

Private jets ferrying U.S. auto executives to Washington to ask for a federal bailout were a "slap in the face" to taxpayers, a watchdog group's president said.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Analysis: USAF's great tanker debacle

U.S. government auditors said Wednesday the Air Force used a flawed process in awarding a controversial $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers to a European-led consortium, rather than to American aerospace giant Boeing Co.

Top News // 1 decade ago

CAGW lists annual Congress pork tallies

Three Republican U.S. senators were designated the top "porkers" in Congress by the watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste.

Defense News // 1 decade ago

CAGW releases new database

The Washington-based government spending watch dog group Citizens Against Government Waste has announced the release of a new searchable database.

Science News // 2 decades ago

Watchdog group cautions on Mars mission

Citizens Against Government Waste, a watchdog group, has criticized the proposed expansion of the U.S. space program as "too risky and costly."

Top News // 2 decades ago

Air Force suspends Boeing from contracts

Air Force officials Thursday suspended three Boeing Co. rocket units from federal contracts for violating bidding competition rules.

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Call to end government plane leases

Citizens Against Government Waste Friday called for an end to leasing of planes by the Pentagon.

Top News // 2 decades ago

UPI's Capital Comment for March 20, 2003

Capital Comment -- Daily news notes, political rumors, and important events that shape politics and public policy in Washington and the world from United Press International.

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The current Democratic congressional majority is following the same trajectory as their Republican predecessors
'Pig Book' finds $19.6B in earmarks Apr 14, 2009

To come to Washington on a corporate jet, and asking for a hand out is outrageous
Luxury jets flew pleading execs to Capitol Nov 19, 2008

If this is the best the Air Force can do on its most critical contract award, the system remains dysfunctional
Analysis: USAF's great tanker debacle Jun 19, 2008

One wonders what might be occurring with other defense procurements
Analysis: USAF's great tanker debacle Jun 19, 2008

When Congress adopted earmark reforms last year, there was hope that the number and cost of earmarks would be cut in half. By any measure, that has not occurred
CAGW lists annual Congress pork tallies Apr 02, 2008