The majority of the budgetary increases to the Pentagon’s procurement and RDT&E budget went to projects that were not requested by the Pentagon, reports Taxpayers for Common Sense. taxpayer.net/national-secur…

Taxpayers have been losing billions on a broken federal oil & gas leasing system for far too long. A new US Department of the Interior rule will help change that. As TCS VP Autumn Hanna tells The New York Times: 'We own these resources and it’s about time we are fairly compensated.”
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A new US Department of the Interior rule protects taxpayers from high costs of reclaiming orphaned oil & gas wells. As TCS VP Autumn Hanna told The Washington Post: “There are costs of doing business, and the industry should shoulder the costs of cleanup for their operations.'
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BREAKING‼️ Bureau of Land Management - National released a final rule to ensure taxpayers receive a fair return from the development of valuable, federally-owned oil & gas resources and are not left with costly liabilities from orphaned wells. Read our statement here: taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

ICYMI, a new TCS report & database reveal a congressional spending spree in the FY24 Pentagon budget x.com/taxpayers/stat…

New article in Durango Herald cites TCS report on how below-market royalty rates on oil & gas development on federal lands cost taxpayers $12 billion from 2010 to 2019. A proposed US Department of the Interior rule would protect taxpayers & help ensure a fair return. durangoherald.com/articles/sen-m…

GOOD NEWS FOR TAXPAYERS! The Bureau of Land Management - National final methane waste rule will become effective June 10th. The new rule replaces a 40-year-old policy that allowed oil & gas operators to vent & flare valuable, taxpayer-owned natural gas, largely royalty-free. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

NEW: Appropriators made over 1,000 increases to procurement and R&D programs totaling $21.2B in FY24 defense $$ legislation passed last month, according to a new Taxpayers for Common Sense analysis.

That includes $11.6B of hikes where the Pentagon sought $0.

Details in today’s Morning Defense:

This week, Chief Randy Moore testifies to Senate Appropriations Dems/Senate GOP Appropriations Committee on the USDA Forest Service FY2025 budget request. Federal spending on wildfire is📈. Prioritizing building more resilient landscapes can better protect communities & save taxpayer $$$. taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

Ensuring major federal contractors report on emissions & pursue reductions is just common sense. The Biden administration should finalize its proposed rule on supplier climate disclosures ASAP. insideclimatenews.org/news/08042024/…

We can't predict the future. Nobody has ever built a perfect March Madness bracket. And no one knows when disaster will strike. But there still exist opportunities for more robust & reliable federal disaster budgeting: taxpayer.net/infrastructure…

TCS President Ellis writes in @InkstickMedia that while parts of the supplemental “arguably aim to address pressing emergencies, others do not qualify as emergencies, & these portions should properly be considered through the normal budget process.” inkstickmedia.com/what-counts-as…

Proposed changes to the onshore federal oil & gas leasing system would ensure taxpayers receive a fair return from the development of federally owned resources & are not left with costly liabilities from orphaned wells. Learn more here: taxpayer.net/energy-natural…

Dealing with the effects of climate change is expensive! This regulation will help save taxpayer money by mitigating costs and threats

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According to the U.S. CBO, federal interest payments are projected to eclipse Pentagon spending this year. That’s an astronomical amount of spending.