The Center for Public Integrity

Big Medicare spending

According to projections by the Congressional Budget Office, Medicare spending is expected to jump from 4 percent of GDP

Requirements for reporting to toxic emissions are loosened despite the tracking program's success

Refineries operate near full capacity in the summer, leaving the nation’s fuel supply chain vulnerable to disruption

Officials at the government's Climate Change Science Program edited scientific documents and controlled climate scientists media exposure

Alternative energy advocates agree the federal government never has provided the steady support that renewable energy needs

Bush fails to reform Social Security through privatization

Within four months of Hurricane Katrina, the Small Business Administration had a backlog of more than 204,000 requests for assistance

Thousands of trailers purchased by FEMA for those displaced by Katrina emitted dangerous levels of formaldehyde

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission invests in electric transmissions and offers incentives for electric grid updates

The EAC is under-resourced and has been unable to establish and maintain a clearinghouse of information on state and local voting systems