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  • 38._Use_or_Lose_spending

    The Hill: Transparency Advocate Says Government Agencies Face Use it or Lose It Spending

    Mar 22, 2019

    Government transparency advocate Adam Andrzejewski said in an interview that aired...

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    Rising with Krystal & Buck: Use-It-Or-Lose-It Spending (FY2018)

    Mar 21, 2019

    We are urging the president to wage a nonpartisan war on waste.

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    Military.com: Lobster Dinners Not the Problem With Lavish Military Spending, Analyst Says

    In the wake of a startling oversight report from Open the Books showing massive federal...

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    Michigan - Answers to Common Questions Regarding our Michigan Office of Retirement Services (ORS) Freedom of Information Act Request

    Mar 13, 2019

    Taxpayers have a right to know where government funds are going and to whom.

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    C-SPAN Washington Journal: Adam Andrzejewski on National Debt and Spending

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    OpenTheBooks.com founder Adam Andrzejewski talked about a new report on America’s...

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    The Epoch Times: Feds Spend Millions on Lobster, Golf Carts, Pianos in Month-long Spending Spree

    In an annual spree to spend money during the last month of the fiscal year, the federal...

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    Bulls and Bears: Federal Government Spends $4.6M on Crab and Lobster Tails in a Month

    Mar 13, 2019

    Chowing down on $4.6 million worth of lobster tail and crab in the final month of...

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    The Military Times: Use-it or Lose-it - DoD dropped $4.6 million on crab and lobster, and $9,000 on a chair in last-minute spending spree

    The federal government found a way to spend $97 billion in a single month last year,...

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    Real Clear Policy: The $100 Billion Use-It-Or-Lose-It Federal Spending Spree

    Mar 13, 2019

    Federal agencies scramble to spend what’s left in their budgets, in fear that leaving...

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    The Daily Signal: Government Lays Out $4.6 Million on Lobster and Crab in Spending Spike

    Mar 13, 2019

    Against the backdrop of a record-breaking $22 trillion in national debt, the revelation...

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    Forbes: Ten Ways President Trump's Agencies Spent $100B In A Use-It-Or-Lose-It Shopping Spree In Sept 2018

    Mar 11, 2019

    For federal agencies, Christmas comes in September. In the final month of the fiscal...

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    American Thought Leaders: Transparency in Government Spending? There’s an App for That

    Mar 10, 2019

    The Epoch Times sits down with Adam to talk about how his work brought about more...

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    New York Post: This federal agency spent $4.6M on shellfish in a month: watchdog

    Mar 08, 2019

    What the shell? A federal agency spent $4.6 million on crab and lobster tails in...

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    Washington Free Beacon: Feds Pay Millions for Lobster Tail, Booze, Toys in End of Year Spending Spree

    Federal agencies billed taxpayers millions for lobster tail, alcohol, standing desks,...

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    The Washington Times: Feds splurge on lobster, pianos, golf carts in race to spend "use-it-or-lose-it" budget

    Mar 07, 2019

    It turns out September, not April, may be federal taxpayers’ worst nightmare.

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    The Federal Government's Use-it-or-Lose-it Spending Spree | Open The Books Oversight Report

    Mar 07, 2019

    In the final month of fiscal year 2018, the federal government spent $97 billion...

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