Archive for October, 2005

Pentagon program results in inflated prices

Monday, 10/31/05 Posted in Business, Government (federal/state/local), Military

Lauren Markoe and Seth Borenstein of Knight Ridder Newspapers conducted a computer database analysis to show that a Defense Department purchasing program called prime vendor is costing taxpayers 20 ... Read more..

FEMA awards millions in extra payments after Katrina

Friday, 10/28/05 Posted in Disasters, Government (federal/state/local)

Sally Kestin, Megan O'Matz and John Maines of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel continue their investigation into waste and fraud swirling around Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster aid, this time focusing ... Read more..

Stabbing investigation uncovers budding gang activity

Friday, 10/28/05 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Stephanie Hooper of The Telegraph examined records obtained from the Nashua Police Department, as part of their six-day "Gangs of New Hampshire" series, to show the budding ... Read more..

Suburbs pay for St. Paul’s mayoral race in Minn.

Thursday, 10/27/05 Posted in CAR, Campaign Finance, Politics

Tim Nelson and MaryJo Sylwester of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press analyzed nearly 12,000 campaign contributions to show that St. Paul, Minn., suburbs are paying for most of the mayoral ... Read more..

CEO salaries soar at disabled workers’ expense

Monday, 10/24/05 Posted in Business, CAR, Nonprofit, Workplace

Jeff Kosseff and Bryan Denson of The Oregonian found that executive pay has soared at nonprofits that often give disabled workers less than the federal minimum wage. "In ... Read more..

Patient care neglected at Texas jail

Thursday, 10/20/05 Posted in Health

Jennifer Autrey, with contributions from Bill Teeter, of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reviewed documents of JPS Health Network, the organization that runs the county's public hospital and jail health-care ... Read more..

Private foundation sponsored international travel of congressman

Thursday, 10/20/05 Posted in Business, Nonprofit, Politics

Bob Williams of The Center for Public Integrity and Steve Henn of Marketplace examine the organizational structure and business activities of the International Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, ... Read more..

Lobbyist Abramoff used aide, attacks to influence Congress

Wednesday, 10/19/05 Posted in Politics

Susan Schmidt and James V. Grimaldi, with contributions from Alice Crites and Julie Tate, of The Washington Post report that lobbyist Jack Abramoff used an aide to Tom DeLay and ... Read more..

Few minority businesses take advantage of federal program

Monday, 10/17/05 Posted in Business, CAR

Jeff Raymond of the The Brownsville Herald reviewed the Small Business Administration Read more..

Breakdowns in equipment thwart forecasts

Friday, 10/14/05 Posted in CAR, Disasters, Government (federal/state/local)

Debbie Cenziper of The Miami Herald used forecast verification reports to show that breakdowns in crucial weather-observing equipment are foiling forecasters at the National Hurricane Center — ... Read more..