Scott Walter’s Written Testimony to House DOGE Subcommittee
Written testimony by Scott Walter submitted to the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Government Accountability
Biden Administration Approved $485 Million for Anti-Nuclear Nonprofits
During the last half of the Biden administration, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm began talking up the virtues of reliable, safe, and carbon-free nuclear energy. In August 2024, she called for…
The Department of Education Dismantled: What’s Next?
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered his staff to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education.” As expected, the legacy media is…
Enhancing USAspending
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has brought unprecedented public attention to federal grantmaking and contracting, which in turn has led many Americans to the government’s online database for federal…
DOGE and the Department of Defense
While there are doubtless major opportunities to improve efficiency at the Department of Defense, relatively few of them would seem to involve grants to nonprofits. Still, DOGE should examine it…
DOGE and HHS: Harm Reduction
Nobody should pretend that there is some simple, easy solution to the country’s drug crisis. If there were, discussions about harm reduction wouldn’t even be on the table. In the…
Dozens of Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration:
General Challenges to DOGE
State of New Mexico v. Musk is just one of dozens of lawsuits on multiple issues that were filed against the Trump administration during its first month in office. Many…
DOGE and the Department of Transportation
In keeping with the Biden Administration’s emphasis on climate change, the Department of Transportation has made multiple grants to environmental groups over the past several years. Other Transportation Department grants…
More Transgender-Specific Grants to Children’s Hospitals and Universities
As the number of children identifying themselves as transgender rose astronomically, the Biden administration assured Americans that it was both safe and normal for kids to undergo medical “transition” procedures.
The Inspector General Scandal That Wasn’t
Every day brings new DOGE revelations of waste, whether it’s DOGE-meister Elon Musk asking why 150-year-olds are still getting Social Security checks, or Sen. Joni Ernst highlighting the USAID grants to…