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Wastebook

Report on Government Waste Targets Step Increases, SRS

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithMarch 20, 2019 10:17 AM Categories Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment

A report that targets wasteful government spending includes some pay and benefits for federal workers among its examples.

Telework Abuse Highlighted in Lankford’s 2017 Waste Report

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithNovember 27, 2017 3:54 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment
Federal Fumbles 2017

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) has released his third annual report on what he deems to be wasteful spending within the federal government.

Salaries of Federal PR Employees Featured in Senator’s Annual ‘Wastebook’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithUpdated: January 17, 2017 2:12 PM Categories Agency News, Federal Employee Pay News Leave a comment
Image of the Wastebook 2017: Porkemon Go cover

A new report from Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) details 50 examples of government programs that he feels are some of the most egregious examples of wasteful spending at the federal level. The salaries of a select group of federal employees made the list.

OPM Taken to Task in New Report on Government Waste

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 1, 2016 2:49 PM Categories Federal Employee Retirement Leave a comment

The Office of Personnel Management is featured in a new report that highlights examples of wasteful government spending.

Senator Picks Up Where Coburn Left Off on Reporting Government Waste

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 1, 2015 6:25 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

A weight loss program for truck drivers, dead people at SSA, and unused solar panels at the VA – these are just some of the items that Senator James Lankford (R-OK) highlights in a new report on wasteful spending in federal agencies that follows a tradition begun by his predecessor, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK).

Administrative Leave for ‘Underperforming’ Feds at Top of Coburn’s Annual Wastebook

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 22, 2014 9:24 AM Categories Agency News, Human Resources Leave a comment

Gambling monkeys, massages for rabbits, and paid leave for federal workers who are “underperforming or even engaging in criminal mischief” – these are some of the projects listed in Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) Wastebook 2014, the annual list of wasteful government projects put out by the Senator.

Wastebook 2013: Examples of ‘Government Mismanagement and Stupidity’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 17, 2013 8:49 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released his annual wastebook report, a compilation of what he believes to be some of the most egregious examples of wasteful spending at the federal level.

Robotic Squirrels, Starbucks, and Marijuana ‘Munchies’: Highlights from Wastebook 2012

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 16, 2012 2:26 PM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released his annual report highlighting wasteful government spending from the past year.

Bridges to Nowhere, Cheese, and Video Games: Coburn’s 2011 Wasteful Government Spending Report

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 21, 2011 8:20 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) has released a report outlining 100 projects and items on which he believes the government has wasted taxpayers dollars in 2011.

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