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Politico was getting $44 million a year from premium subscriptions which it sold to executive agencies (not USAID alone, by the way) and to Congressional offices.
Open the Books breaks down the costs of using a C-17 or other military aircraft for deportation of large numbers of illegal aliens.
In a story that adds new meaning to the question, "What color is your parachute?" Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) earmarked $60,500 of taxpayers' money to fund...
Congressional earmarks are nothing new, and they flow most generously to the universities that prominent Congressmen attended.
The Congressional Budget Office projects a lower deficit but higher spending and even higher taxes. The most sour note is a sharp increase in debt held...
Examining allegations of alcohol and drug abuse against Alexander Eastman, M.D., CMO of Customs and Border Protection and the highest-paid employee of Homeland Security.
Alejandro Mayorkas, head of Homeland Security, provided employees with over six weeks of paid time off, costing taxpayers $3 billion during his tenure. With generous administrative...
The government continues to print the Congressional Record despite its online availability, wasting $28 million in 2010 to produce copies that mostly ended up in the...
In November, OpenTheBooks audits improper payments reported on PaymentAccuracy.gov, revealing Congressional staff's lack of awareness about the site. Since 2004, $3.4 trillion has been lost to...
Senator Elizabeth Warren actually shared ideas with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) on how to achieve its stated goal.
