The U.S. Treasury Department issued a new rule letting State and local government spend unspent pandemic funds on other programs.
In 1986 a contractor fleeced the Agriculture Department of $3 million (2023 dollars) in funds intended for needy children's lunches.
Loudoun County Public Schools (Virginia) signed a $250,000 a year contract with its newest official spokesperson.
The federal government has funded Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers by $2 billion over two years.
Congress should eliminate the Agriculture Department's Market Access Program, which spends $175.6 million a year to no good purpose.
The Transportation Department will spend three billion dollars toward building a private high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and SoCal.
In 1983, the U.S. Army spent $61,650 printing color pamphlets describing the rules of the boys' game King of the Hill.
Los Angeles wants to spend $58 million for a three-mile bike path - and dog lovers are already lining up against it.
Reno, Nevada spent $70,000 printing a 4000-word poem - temporarily - on the city sidewalks, most of which are neglected.
The Essential Air Service costs $200 million a year and has long outlived its usefulness following airline deregulation.