GAO: Military recruiting ads cost big bucks but there is no way to measure how effective they are
(BigGovernment.news) A Government Accountability Office report released last week says the Department of Defense’s spending on recruitment advertising lacks sufficient oversight and clear objectives to reach its goals. The Defense Department (DoD) has asked Congress for a $575-million ad budget to help the services meet their recruitment goals in fiscal year 2017. The GAO report assessed Read More
Obama continues to push $66 billion for preschool, despite concerns
(BigGovernment.news) A proposal for universal preschool in President Barack Obama’s final budget would add $66 billion to federal spending over the next decade, despite recent findings in Tennessee that show such programs have minimal impact on achievement. This is the third year the Obama administration has pushed Congress for an expanded federal-state partnership for school Read More
Rand Paul announces big government waste ‘bracket’ winners
(BigGovernment.news) After a bracket-style competition, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) says $50,000 spent by the federal government helping deported Salvadorans start businesses was the “champion” of a contest on ill-spent federal dollars for 2015. The program, a grant from the Inter-American Foundation to the non-profit Insituto Salvadorno Del Migrante, or Institute for Salvadoran Migrants, specifically targets illegal Read More
Once again, loud and clear: School funding not tied to educational outcomes and achievement
(BigGovernment.news) You’ve likely heard the argument, mostly from Democrats, that primary education funding in America is too low, and that if we ever want to rise to the top again we’re going to have to dedicate more resources (read money) to our schools. Turns out that this argument is not just bogus, but historically incorrect. Read More
