By Howard Marlowe Normally, I’m not that negative. I mean, over-the-top headlines get readers, but this one is meant to reflect my utter disappointment. The system of representative democracy our Founders established is one that works. I’ve seen firsthand what can be done when local and state elected officials organize to fight back against government…
By Howard Marlowe Memorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer, and for Americans from all 50 states as well as the territories, that means going to the beach. I’ll bet that more than a few of you reading this post are at the beach right now or just came back. A few years…
By Howard Marlowe The development of the Corps budget is different from most other Federal agencies. As proposed by the President, it is earmarked- always has been since I started working on Corps projects for local governments in the 1990s. The Appropriations Committee adds money to the President’s request. That money goes into “pots” like…
By Howard Marlowe While we’re waiting on Congress to pass a budget for the fiscal year that started last October 1st, I wanted to give a shout out to SAGE – a multifaceted program that that has brought federal and state agencies and stakeholders (that’s folks like you) together to promote knowledge of the…
This is the fourth in what we plan as a series of posts on what the Administration and Congress may do to address the nation’s ailing infrastructure. By Howard Marlowe This has been an amazing 100 days. You can feel a slight breath of relief in DC right now because Congress has joined in the…
By Howard Marlowe Dear Director Mulvaney, Congratulations on your appointment as Director of the White House Office of Budget and Management. You have been given a unique opportunity to have a voice in our nation’s fiscal management and steer our country’s financial priorities in a positive direction. As you begin your tenure at the helm…
This is the third in what we plan as a series of posts on what the Administration and Congress may do to address the nation’s ailing infrastructure. By Howard Marlowe I recently spoke to the members of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) at its conference. It has been just over 20 years…
This is the second in what we plan as a series of posts on what the Administration and Congress may do to address the nation’s ailing infrastructure. By Howard Marlowe Over the last week, we have seen a sudden spurt of activity in Congress on infrastructure. On February 1st, the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee…
This is the first in what we plan as a series of posts on what the Administration and Congress may do to address the nation’s ailing infrastructure. By Howard Marlowe Earlier this week, a list of priority infrastructure projects of the Trump administration surfaced on the Internet. While the authenticity of the list is unclear,…
By Howard Marlowe As Congress comes back after weeks of electioneering, the political landscape in Washington is on the cusp of changing dramatically. With a Republican President on January 20th and a Republican-controlled Congress on January 3rd, you would think that the lame-duck Republican-controlled Congress would prefer to put everything on hold until next year…
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