The Week in Government Failure

Posted by Tad DeHaven

Over at Downsizing Government, we focused on failures in the following departments and agencies this week:

• Export-Import Bank: Call it the “Boeing Bank”
• HUD: Federal Housing Administration woes continue and housing subsidies for the dead
• Transportation: High-speed rail lobbyists squabble over taxpayer loot

Also, in addition to losing more money, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lose their inspector general.

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