One hundred new ways the government gets wrapped around its axle

Fragmentation, duplication and overlap. There is too much of it in government programs. It degrades economy and efficiency. Each year the Government Accountability Office (GAO) details instances of multiple agencies doing the same thing. This year GAO found what if calls “100 new matters for congressional consideration.” For the highlights, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Jessica Lucas-Judy, the GAO’s Director of Strategic Issues. Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin And just briefly, for people that may not be aware of this great list every year, fragmentation, duplication, overlap. Just give…

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Biden on green group’s naughty list, gets taunted for ‘Oily Christmas’

An environmental group isn’t feeling much holiday cheer toward President Biden. Friends of the Earth has plastered downtown Washington and Capitol Hill neighborhoods with posters depicting Mr. Biden as Ebenezer Scrooge holding a wad of cash. Environmental groups are incensed that Mr. Biden went back on his campaign promise not … The Washington Times stories: White House

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Listen To This: The House Gets It Done

<p>Breaking News Pod Alert: Josh and Kate discuss the House finally&nbsp;passing the reconciliation bill&nbsp;and what comes next in the Senate on a new mini-pod out today.</p> <iframe loading=”lazy” width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/P4Y0odVIZl8″ title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture” allowfullscreen=””></iframe> <p>You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast&nbsp;<a href=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done” data-type=”URL” data-id=”https://talkingpointsmemo.com/podcasts/the-josh-marshall-podcast/the-house-gets-it-done”>here</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

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