CAGW wants broadband stimulus grants scrutinized

A nonprofit group formed to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government is calling on federal officials to take a closer look at applications submitted for broadband stimulus funding.

Citizens Against Government Waste this week objected to 23 broadband stimulus grant applications totaling $550 million, saying the proposals themselves raise a number of questions. The applications are pending before the National Telecommunications Information Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce agency that advises the president on telecom policy...