Ghost soldiers

By Mark Benjamin and Barbara Slavin

The Pentagon sent ill-equipped and poorly trained reservists into harm's way as it scrambled to fill Civil Affairs units to rebuild Iraq and

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"… ed his 51st birthday next month if he hadn't been sent to Iraq.Instead the Postal Service dock worker was mobilized in 2005 despite a bad knee, a bum shoulder, and …"

Undercover feds able to easily obtain fraudulent e-passports

By John Solomon

A decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks brought to light the dangers of fake IDs, federal undercover agents are still able to easi

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"… o years, it managed to retrieve two of the fraudulent e-Passports from the Postal Service, according to Kutz’s testimony.After the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the gov …"

Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — "For the last eight years, I have had the challenge of running the streamlining program called 'Reinventing

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"… publicly owned corporation, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority or the Postal Service, the Clinton administration chose to sell it outright.Bumpers: Public was …"

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Lost letter: How government fails to deliver on worker safety

By Chris Hamby

Persistent hazards at a top U.S. employer underscore regulators’ mixed message — and inconsistent tactics

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"… a in December 2009 reinforced the agency’s worries: There, too, the U.S. Postal Service had failed to provide employees working on dangerous electrical equipment …"

"… n approaches more pronounced than in the relationship between OSHA and the Postal Service, an independent federal agency that employs more than half a million peopl …"

"… OSHA in a standoff that has spiraled into a full-blown legal dispute. The Postal Service, the nation’s second largest employer, has more locations in OSHA’s …"

"… eorgia-Pacific — have added large numbers of VPP sites, none matches the Postal Service, which now has about 130 “model workplaces.”But regulators say that, e …"

Massachusetts workers killed, injured at facilities touted as 'Model Workplaces'

By Beverly Ford

Safety risks, injuries and even fatalities plague Mass. worksites touted by OSHA as among the nation's safest

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"… h on Nov. 8, 2006, after being pinned between a truck and a trailer at the Postal Service's Logistics and Distribution Center in Springfield. The now-closed facilit …"

"… ose violations.Two months after Scanlon's death, OSHA again cited the U.S. Postal Service, this time for failing to follow recognized safety practices in connection …"

"… he noted. ”An adherence to safety issues is not a high priority for the Postal Service right now.”Postal officials dispute that contention, however, saying emp …"