About Accountability Watch
Welcome to Accountability Watch, the Capital Research Center’s ongoing effort document some of the most egregious examples of the federal government’s careless use of your tax dollars.
As longtime experts on the American nonprofit sector, the CRC has embarked on a massive project to comb through billions of dollars of federal spending records to identify the wasteful, ludicrous, and downright awful nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) receiving support from the U.S. government. We hope to inform the public how their money is used and to identify waste that legislators and federal officials can eliminate.
Initially named the “DOGE Files,” CRC’s Accountability Watch began with the second Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. DOGE was created on with an executive order signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025. With the accelerated DOGE sunset, CRC used that experience to build this permanent platform focused on government waste, fraud, and abuse involving nonprofits and public–private networks.
Note: Below are links to CRC research, organized by government department, issue area, and grant recipient. Commentary and media are listed next. Greyed-out links indicate research still to come. Links to the newest items are in red text.
Departments and Agencies
Agriculture | Defense | Education | Energy | EPA | HHS | HUD | Labor | State | Transportation | USAID
Issues
DEI | Legal Challenges |Transgender
AARP | Anti-Nuclear | National Urban League | SPLC | UnidosUS
Commentary and Video
Top Ten Ways to Waste Tax Dollars | DOGE May End but CRC’s Investigations Won’t | Inspector General “Scandal” | Bill Kristol | Insane Spending | InfluenceWatch Podcast
Testimony
Scott Walter Testifies Before the House DOGE Subcommittee