FEMA's deterioration in relationships with local partners since Brown took over resulted in lack of coordination and unpreparedness

The Bush administration instituted a hiring freeze at the EEOC in 2001 and kept budget requests modest while complaints piled up

New campaign reform act replaces the problem of unlimited "soft money" contributions with the problem on weakly regulated independent commit

Schools steered students toward "preferred lenders," who charged students inflated rates and bribed schools

The No Child Left Behind Act suffers from inadequate funding and inflexible program guidelines

The government’s human capital problem is having an impact on citizens

A 72 percent increase in federal contractor jobs makes oversight difficult, causes performance issues, and decreases competition

In 2007, the Federal Labor Relations Authority ranked dead last in a listing of the “Best Places to Work” among small government agencies

Contractors have provided substandard supplies and done shoddy workmanship, putting troops at risk

Whistleblowers are left open to retaliation despite new laws to protect them