Chris Edwards
Corporate Welfare and Corruption
President-elect Donald Trump says that he will cut wasteful spending and “drain the swamp” in Washington.
Pentagon Bureaucratic Waste: $125 Billion
The Washington Post has a blockbuster story today documenting vast overhead costs in the Department of Defense (DoD).
Heritage Foundation Infrastructure Proposals
In a new report for the Heritage Foundation, Michael Sargent summarizes what we need on infrastructure from the incoming Trump administration.
Trump’s $10 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
President-elect Donald Trump has promised large increases in infrastructure investment.
Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act
Cato’s forum on Capitol Hill yesterday featured Senator James Lankford of Oklahoma. The senator mainly talked about his Federal Fumbles report, but he also mentioned his proposed “Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act.”
Fumbling Federal Finances
The federal government has suffered from waste, fraud, and abuse in its spending programs for decades—actually, centuries.
Trump, Bannon, Jackson, and Infrastructure
On his radio show last night, Mark Levin asked his audience whether they thought President-elect Donald Trump would turn out to be a big-government Richard Nixon or a small-government Ronald Reagan.
Airport Plan for Trump
During the election campaign, Donald Trump complained that “our airports are like from a Third World country.” Indeed, America’s airports could be a lot better. The problem is that they are virtually all owned by governments and run as bureaucracies.
Fixing the Federal Budget Process
On Friday, the Heritage Foundation held a conference entitled “Budget Process Reforms in the Next Congress.” Paul Winfree organized the event and provided opening remarks.
Trump and Federal Workers
The incoming Trump administration has indicated that it will make reforms to the federal workforce. Here are a few places where the administration may focus its efforts: