Research

SHOT – Politico – Today:  “This Morning, President Obama Will Sign An Executive Order That Will Cut Waste And Promote More Efficient Spending Across The Federal Government.” (Mike Allen, “362 Days Out - Obama Curtails Spending On Smartphones, Swag,” Politico’s “Playbook,” 11/9/11)

CHASER – Politico – June 13, 2011: “[T]he Big Rollout Today Is The Launch Of The Campaign To Cut Waste.” “[T]he big rollout today is the launch of the Campaign to Cut Waste. POTUS and the VP do the honors in a video as the President puts Sheriff Joe on the case to hold the Cabinet accountable for cutting waste in their agencies.” (Mike Allen, “Romney Hope To Soar Over GOP Rivals,” Politico’s “Playbook”, 6/13/11)

• June 13, 2011: WP: “Obama Announces New Steps To Tackle Wasteful Spending”

CHASER 2 – Politico – December 21, 2009: “The Message Event Today Is On Cutting Government Waste And Improving Government Performance.” “The message event today is on cutting government waste and improving government performance. The big substantive news is that agencies have cut $19B in contracting costs on to the way to a $40B target. POTUS will be highlighting this after meeting with the SAVE Award winner, Nancy Fichtner of Loma, Colo. – a fiscal support clerk at the VA Medical Center in Grand Junction.” (Mike Allen, “Historic Senate Vote At 1:18 A.M.,” Politico’s “Playbook”, 12/21/09)

CHASER 3 – CNN: "Thousands Spent By Embassies To Buy Obama Books" http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/26/thousands-spent-by-embassies-to-buy-obama-books/

CHASER 4 – Since Obama Took Office, The National Debt Has Increased By Over $4.3 Trillion, An Increase Of Over 40 Percent. (Department Of The Treasury, “Debt To The Penny And Who Holds It,” Treasury Direct, Accessed 11/7/11)