By: Elizabeth Harrington
Posts Tagged: Federal
Federal budget cuts to ground one-third of Air Force aircraft
Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, issued the warning Tuesday as the Pentagon braces for more effects of the automatic spending cuts triggered by the lack of a budget agreement in Washington. Source: FOXNews.com
From catfish inspection to job training, study finds dozens of overlapping federal programs
The government has 76 programs to treat drug abuse spread across 15 different agencies. It has 47 programs for job training. And there are three federal agencies that inspect catfish. These are among the findings in a new Government Accountability Office report that found 162 areas where services are duplicated or money is being wasted in… Read more »
Federal Taxpayers Get Billed for $1 Million Bus Stop
Is a luxurious bus stop worth $ 1 million? Commuters boarding buses at the newly constructed stop in Arlington County, Virginia, don’t seem to think so, as CNN reported. According to one rider, “This is cute, but cute ain’t warm. Cute ain’t dry.” While $ 1 million can buy the stainless steel and heated pavement… Read more »