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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released its fourth annual report detailing specific ways in which Congress and federal agencies can improve efficiency by reducing fragmentation, overlap and duplication.Politicians too often vaguely suggest that eliminating waste, fraud and abuse can…

A promising bipartisan proposal in the House would help lawmakers better assess the long-term benefits and costs of legislation they are considering.The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) typically projects the fiscal impact of legislation over 10 years. The Long-Term SCORE Act,…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new projections Monday that show the federal deficit dropping to 2.8 percent of GDP in this fiscal year, nearly a third less than last year’s shortfall. Citizens and elected officials should remember, however, that…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last week announced increases of about 0.4 percent in 2015 government payment levels for private insurance plans that some seniors use instead of traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare.Joshua Gordon, policy director for The Concord…

About a hundred people in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District recently tried their hands Saturday at federal deficit reduction through The Concord Coalition’s “Principles and Priorities” exercise. U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette hosted the event at the Columbine High School in Littleton.“After…

Tax writers in the House and Senate are considering legislation to retroactively extend a number of tax provisions that expired at the end of last year. These provisions -- collectively known as “tax extenders” -- are temporary measures that, like…

House Democrats released a proposed 10-year budget Monday that would protect non-defense spending from steep cuts but cause federal deficits to rise for several years in the coming decade.Relative to the Congressional Budget Office baseline, it would reduce deficits by…

Today the House Budget Committee is considering Chairman Paul Ryan’s proposed budget for Fiscal 2015 -- a document that lays out Republican priorities but does not represent a realistic blueprint for progress towards a fiscal sustainability plan.Concord Coalition Executive Director…