Today’s edition identifies at least $1,584,300 in wasteful Washington spending

Washington, DC public employees collected $800,000 in fraudulent unemployment claims click here to read more

Federal Transit Administration paying for furniture, artwork, and renovations for private bus company’s offices; Bids for contracts were rigged and steered to assistant general manager’s wife click here to read more

The Federal Housing Administration offering taxpayer backed mortgages on luxury homes, putting taxpayers on the hook for more risky housing deals click here to read more

Postal Regulatory Commission exec’s junkets raise questions; 11 overseas trips plus attendance at conferences with little, if anything, to do with the postal service click here to read more

Welfare for winos: New York wineries and vineyards receive nearly half-a-million dollars to market and distribute wine and develop new marketing strategies click here to read more

Federal stimulus funds pay for restoration of fountain on a college campus click here to read more