Report: Government wasting 'tens of billions' of dollars annually on duplication, overlap

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Fox News:

As lawmakers across the Capitol hear appeals Tuesday from Obama administration secretaries pleading for their budgets, duplication and overlap in dozens of areas of government is wasting "tens of billions of dollars annually," a new government report shows.

According to the Government Accountability Agency's 2012 annual report, nearly every department of the Executive Branch has room for improvement.

The report, which gives 51 areas and recommends 130 actions, follows a 2011 GAO report that showed 81 areas and 176 actions to be taken to "reduce or eliminate unnecessary duplication, overlap, or fragmentation or achieve other potential financial benefits."

"Collectively, these reports show that, if the actions are implemented, the government could potentially save tens of billions of dollars annually," Gene Dodaro, comptroller general for the U.S., said in remarks prepared for Tuesday's hearing in the House Oversight and Government Relations Committee.

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., also a witness Tuesday, estimated that waste and duplication costs taxpayers more like $100 billion per year.

"Not one corner of our daily life remains untouched by a government program or federal effort," Coburn said in testimony being delivered Tuesday. "From what we eat and drink, to where we live, work, and socialize, nearly every aspect of human behavior and American society are addressed by multiple government programs."

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They need to double-check to see how much they're wasting...

[RandyM]

They need to double-check to see how much they're wasting...

 

 

Believe it or not, that is exactly what they will do. Every agency will expend (translation: waste) thousands of hours 'researching' whether or not they can save any money. End result? "No, we actually need more." (Trust me, that's how it works.)

[logicnreason]

I believe H. Ross Johnson (former CEO of RJ Reynolds Tobacco) said it best when he said, "That's a blinding glimpse of the obvious!"

 

In today's parlance: DUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! YA THINK!!!

 

The real problem is that while we all know it, believe it, and can prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt, none of us - in particular the federal "leadership" are willing to do anything at all about it. Except that our federal "leaders" tell us that it isn't their fault and that they - in particular - have been fighting against it their whole, entire career!!!

 

Kind of like the weather dontchaknow.....everyone complains about it while not being able to do anything about it.