As part of the new Obama budget, the White House is proposing to end and trim 126 different federal programs, what the Obama Administration calls "Terminations, Reductions and Savings."
According to numbers released by the Office of Management and Budget, 126 programs would come under this description, saving "more than $23 billion in 2011 alone."
Of course, the budget deficit is expected to be well over $1 trillion.
"The proposals include 78 discretionary terminations and reductions that would save $10 billion in 2011, and 33 mandatory terminations and reductions that would save $240 billion over 10 years," the President's budget says.
What kind of programs would be chopped? Here is a group that would save $8.3 billion:
Anthrax Vaccine Research, Department of Health and Human Services
BJ Stupak Olympic Scholarship, Department of Education
Brownfields Economic Development Initiative, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Bureau of Labor Statistics - International Labor Comparison Program, Department of Labor
Byrd Honors Scholarship, Department of Education
C-17 Transport Aircraft Production, Department of Defense
Challenge Cost Share Grants, Department of the Interior
Children and Families Services' Job Demonstration Program, Department of Health and Human Services
Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation
Constellation Systems Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Delta Health Initiative, Department of Health and Human Services
Denali Commission, Department of Health and Human Services
Economic Action Program, Department of Agriculture
Election Reform Grants, Election Assistance Commission
Emergency Operations Center Grant Program, Department of Homeland Security
EP-X Manned Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Department of Defense
ESEA Consolidations, Department of Education
Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
Health Care Facilities and Construction, Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Services Grant Program, Department of Agriculture
High Energy Cost Grants, Department of Agriculture
Historic Whaling and Trading Partners, Department of Education
Inter-City Bus Security Grant Program, Department of Homeland Security
Joint Strike Fighter Alternate Engine, Department of Defense
LANSCE Refurbishment, Department of Energy
Legal Assistance Loan Repayment, Department of Education
Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program, Department of Education
Local Government Climate Change Grants, Environmental Protection Agency
Multifamily Housing Revitalization Demonstration Program, Department of Agriculture
Navy CG(X) Cruiser, Department of Defense
Net Enabled Command Capability (NECC), Department of Defense
Public Broadcasting Grants, Department of Agriculture
Public Telecommunications Facilities Grants, Department of Commerce
Rail Line Relocation Grants, Department of Transportation
Rehabilitation Act Program Consolidations, Department of Education
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Department of Agriculture
Rural Community Facilities, Department of Health and Human Services
Save America's Treasures and Preserve America (NPS), Department of the Interior
Surface Transportation Priorities, Department of Transportation
Targeted Airshed Grants, Environmental Protection Agency
Targeted Water Infrastructure Grants, Environmental Protection Agency
Tech Prep Consolidation, Department of Education
Third Generation Infrared Surveillance Program (3GIRS), Department of Defense
Total, Discretionary Terminations
Unconventional Fossil Technology Program, Department of Energy
Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural, Department of Education
Voice of America, Broadcasting Board of Governors
Water and Wastewater Treatment, Corps of Engineers
WATERS Network, National Science Foundation
Watershed and Flood Prevention Program, Department of Agriculture
Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository, Department of Energy
And now, here's another $6.2 billion:
Agricultural Research Service Buildings and Facilities, Department of Agriculture
Alaska Conveyance, Department of the Interior
Bureau of Labor Statistics - Current Employment Statistics, Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics - National Compensation Survey (Includes Locality Pay Surveys Component), Department of Labor
Bureau of Public Debt, Department of the Treasury
Capital Improvement and Maintenance Program, Department of Agriculture
Command Ship Replacement (LCC-R), Department of Defense
Commission of Fine Arts
Community Facilities Grants, Department of Agriculture
Emergency Steel Guaranteed Loan Program, Department of Commerce
EPA Homeland Security Activities, Environmental Protection Agency
Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, Department of Defense
Fair Housing Activities Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Financial Management Service, Department of the Treasury
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Environmental Protection Agency
Hazardous Fuels Reduction, Department of the Interior
HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing for the Elderly, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Information Technology Efficiencies, Department of the Interior
Light-Duty Sedans Added to the FBI's Fleet, Department of Justice
Low-Priority Corps Construction Projects, Corps of Engineers
National Heritage Areas, Department of the Interior
North American Wetlands Conservation Grants, Department of the Interior
Right-size Component Personnel Travel Budgets, Department of Justice
Strategic Sourcing, Department of the Interior
Travel and Relocation Reform, Department of the Interior
It makes you wonder how much else you could identify in terms of savings, eh?
As part of the new Obama budget, the White House is proposing to end and trim 126 different federal programs, what the Obama Administration calls "Terminations, Reductions and Savings." According to numbers released by the Office of Management and Budget, 126 programs would come under this description, saving "more than ...
