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Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior.
USPS Asks for a Taxpayer Handout
The U.S. Postal Service, which has a broken business model and lost m...
Federal programs administered by state and local governments distribute an estimated $1.2 trillion annually. An August 7, 2026, Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found significant fraud risks in the 20 largest of these programs.
The report was a revision ...
When Postmaster General (PMG) David Steiner began his tenure at the United States Postal Service (USPS) in July 2025, there was hope that he would steer the beleaguered organization in the right direction after constant annual losses since 2007. As the former CEO of Waste Management and lead independent director of FedEx, it was believed that he could turn around what the Go...
The transmission of critical medical information is stuck in the past. Due to an outdated and unnecessary rule, pharmacies and healthcare providers still receive prescription drug information on paper, which is wasteful, harmful to the environment, ...
Welcome to This Week in Waste, a series by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) that highlights how taxpayer dollars are being wasted in the federal, state, and local levels of government and efforts to fight back against this spendthrift behavior.
CBO Confirms IRA Drug Negotiations Raised Costs for Taxpayers
A July 29, 2026, Congressional Budget Of...