Taxpayer dollars – Charm

How the unraveling of two Pentagon projects may result in a costly do-over

Cs news6 months ago013 mins

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump’s Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million combined to develop, work initially aimed at overhauling antiquated human resources systems. The reason for the unusual move: officials at those departments, who have so far…

$1.3B in US taxpayer money sent to China and Russia over 5 years, watchdog group says

Cs news7 months ago02 mins

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Right now, lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have a chance to stop billions of taxpayer dollars from funding organizations in China and Russia. China and Russia received more than $1.3 billion taxpayer dollars for various projects over a 5-year period, according to government watchdog group Open the Books — and that’s only what…