The government is worried that the IRS, which has all of your tax info, is too vulnerable to cyberattacks
The GAO’s latest report highlights the vulnerability of massive amounts of tax data and government-wide personal information.
Eric Pianin
46 House Republicans join Democrats in backing a US military study on climate-change threats
Defense Secretary James Mattis described global warming as a “driver of instability” requiring a broader, “whole-of-government response.”
Why some Gulf War veterans are being turned down for VA benefits
"VA's ability to accurately process GWI claims is hampered by inadequate training ..."
How the Department of Homeland Security wasted millions on software that doesn't work
Since 2013, the DHS’s Human Capital Office has spent nearly $25 million on a “Performance and Learning Management System” (known as PALMS).
An iceberg the size of Delaware is another sign of trouble for coastal Florida
"These ice shelves stabilize the ice sheets - but when they break off, they can create an unstable situation."
How hospice operators are stealing millions from Medicare
"It's disturbing when healthcare companies bill Medicare and Medicaid to care for vulnerable patients, but provide grossly substandard care ..."
Illinois is facing bankruptcy and a junk-bond level credit rating crisis
"We’re like a banana republic. We can’t manage our money."
A major health insurer wants to limit emergency-room coverage to life-or-death incidents only
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliates are implementing tough new guidelines for determining whether to cover emergency room visits by their policyholders
Millennial women are surging ahead of their male counterparts in the job market
With more than half of younger women out of the labor force and raising families, the job market of 40 or 50 years ago was largely a man’s world.
How Trump's budget battle could lead to a government shutdown
"They’re going to need our votes to pass anything."
The 10 worst states for the deadly drug crisis
A new study by the online research group WalletHub found that the District of Columbia, by far, has a bigger drug addiction problem than any of the 50 states.
An affordable-housing shortage in the US is about to get worse
A new report found the affordable housing crisis has hit virtually every county in the country, from upscale urban areas like San Francisco to rural areas.
How filthy medical equipment shut down 16 Army operating rooms
"It's very sad to know they don't have enough staff to keep their equipment properly sterilized so they have to cancel surgeries."
How the government saved $136 billion in 5 years by cutting waste
These savings put a dent in the overall federal budget.
The US military is facing another polluted drinking water scandal
Notorious environmental disregard at US military bases has placed military personnel and their families at risk.
The government has $130 billion a year in contracts with no definite services or deadlines
“Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity” contracts have become common over the last decade.
Nonpartisan report shows far-right hate groups and radical Islamists are nearly tied for the number of Americans they've killed
Of the 85 violent extremist attacks since Sept. 12, 2001, which resulted in 225 deaths, 62 – or 73 percent – were by far-right groups or individuals.
The 2020 census could blow a huge hole in the federal budget
The 2010 Decennial Census - the last time the government sought to count every person and household in the country - proved to be a rocky and costly venture.
Trump's pick to head the FDA might be too close to the pharmaceutical industry
"It's not illegal to try to use the regulatory process to gain commercial advantage."
Nearly a dozen states are suffering from 'chronic budget stress'
No state has defaulted on its public debt since the 1930s.