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Center for Governmental Studies
cgs.org
Non-profit, non-partisan organization that studies and helps implement innovative approaches to improving social problems and the processes of self-government in the areas of political reform, media and civic participation, and sustainable communities.
Project on Government Oversight
pogo.org
A non-partisan non-profit government watchdog whose mission is to investigate, expose, and remedy abuses of power, mismanagement, and government subservience to special interests by the federal government.
Government Purchasing Project
gpp.org
Dedicated to protecting the environment and human health through the effective use of purchasing power in addition to traditional advocacy. GPP works to encourage the government to use its immense purchasing power to promote safe, cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally-sound products.
Surveillance Enabling
salon.com
Salon article supporting the view that U.S. agencies share with international policing community, what activists to watch out for, even when only misdemeanors occurred.
The Memory Hole
thememoryhole.org
Includes documents released under the US Freedom of Information Act that reveal government activities rarely reported by the mainstream media.
Public Governance and Management, OECD
oecd.org
Topics include regulatory reform, public sector budgeting and management, sustainable development, citizen participation in policymaking, and fighting corruption.
Government Accountability Project: Whistleblower Support
whistleblower.org
Whistleblowing, governmental wrongdoing and official misconduct.
The True Size of Government
govexec.com
Article discusses the actual size of the United States Federal workforce.
Respondanet
respondanet.com
News about corruption around the world, especially in developing countries. Includes events calendar and newsfeed links.
CIA Testing LSD on Citizens
druglibrary.org
Stansfield Turner's testimony at 1977 Senate Hearing on the subject of this agency using Lysergic Acid on unwitting subjects.
Almanac of Policy Issues: Government Reform
policyalmanac.org
Background information and links on government reform issues, including campaign finance reform, term limits, devolution, government performance (GPRA), and regulatory reform.
Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption
gopacnetwork.org
Fights corruption in world parliaments by offering information, events and resolutions. Includes list of member countries and board of directors. [English, French, Spanish]
Transparency International
transparency.org
A non-governmental organisation dedicated to increasing government accountability and curbing corruption.
America's Survival, Inc.
usasurvival.org
Mission is to expose and educate the American people about the influence of global institutions, including an International Criminal Court, on their lives. Run by Cliff Kincaid.
The Taxpayer Assets Project
tap.org
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1988 to monitor the management and sale of government property.
Argus
promethea.org
A resource dedicated to exposing corruption, civil rights violations, genocide, and other forms of political oppression around the world, by providing reviewed links to useful sources on abusive and dangerous authority.
Why Were Government Propaganda Experts Working On News At CNN?
fair.org
Reports in the Dutch newspaper Trouw and France's Intelligence Newsletter have revealed that several officers from the US Army's 4th Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Group at Ft. Bragg worked in the news division at CNN's Atlanta headquarters last year, starting in the final days of the Kosovo War... A senior US official described OPD as a "vast psychological warfare operation of the kind the military conducts to influence a population in enemy territory." (March 27, 2000)
USDOJ and Government Watch
dojgov.net
Breaking news and issues on constitutional abuse by the US Department of Justice, INS and other government agencies.
Opensecrets.org
opensecrets.org
The web site of the Center for Responsive Politics, a non-partisan, non-profit U.S. research group which tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.
Center for Public Integrity
publicintegrity.org
Nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington, DC, that concentrates on ethics and public service issues.
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What do you propose to do to curb government waste?
Q. While most of our work has been in private business, I have worked for government contractors and my wife has worked for a government agency. We find the inefficiency in government operations to be very distressing. Staffs are bloated with political appointees who do little to further the mission of their agency and even the most fundamental and sensible business practices seem to have been ignored. I would not go so far as to say that nobody in government run operations cares, but the rosters are filled with individuals who are more committed to showing up late, leaving early and collecting a check than are in any private business I have seen. It's hard to imagine how many millions, perhaps billions of dollars are wasted due to lack… [cont.]
Asked by Craig C - Sat Apr 14 02:01:56 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The easiest way to curb government waste is to curb government spending. If all of the entitlement (welfare) programs were ended today, then the government would be only 30% of its current size. That would cut waste down to 30% of its current level assuming that all programs are equally wasteful.
Answered by Victory Soldier - Sat Apr 14 02:07:55 2007
Q. While most of our work has been in private business, I have worked for government contractors and my wife has worked for a government agency. We find the inefficiency in government operations to be very distressing. Staffs are bloated with political appointees who do little to further the mission of their agency and even the most fundamental and sensible business practices seem to have been ignored. I would not go so far as to say that nobody in government run operations cares, but the rosters are filled with individuals who are more committed to showing up late, leaving early and collecting a check than are in any private business I have seen. It's hard to imagine how many millions, perhaps billions of dollars are wasted due to lack… [cont.]
Asked by Craig C - Sat Apr 14 02:01:56 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The easiest way to curb government waste is to curb government spending. If all of the entitlement (welfare) programs were ended today, then the government would be only 30% of its current size. That would cut waste down to 30% of its current level assuming that all programs are equally wasteful.
Answered by Victory Soldier - Sat Apr 14 02:07:55 2007
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