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GAO report highlights vulnerabilities in the unemployment insurance claims system

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jun 9, 2022
The report says decades of underinvestment in personnel and technology have led to weaknesses that were exposed during the pandemic, when there was high demand for benefits.
The GAO said the demand for unemployment benefits during the pandemic brought to light a variety of weaknesses in the system.
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COVID & Unemployment

Most states have been underpaying Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits

by Samantha Fields
Dec 1, 2020
Instead of calculating PUA benefits based on people’s income, many states have just been paying the minimum benefit.
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Few student borrowers working in the public sector are finding loan forgiveness

by Erika Beras
Sep 28, 2018
About year ago, the U.S. Department of Education started accepting applications from public servants to have their student loan balances wiped away. Twenty-eight thousand borrowers applied for forgiveness in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; 96 were approved. To qualify, applicants must spend at least 10 years working for government agencies or certain kinds of nonprofits […]
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It’s official: FEMA wasn’t equipped to handle the devastation of Hurricane Maria

by Erika Beras
Sep 5, 2018
A new report by the Government Accounting Office doesn’t bode well for future disaster relief.
 A flooded street is seen as people deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Sept. 25, 2017 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 
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EnergyStar keeps consumer trust, despite bumps

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 21, 2014
If Whirlpool pulls out, it's leaving behind a trusted brand.
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GAO finds wireless customers benefit despite few carriers

by Larissa Anderson
Aug 26, 2010
A new report from the Government Accountability Office confirms there's not much competition among wireless service providers. Nonetheless,...
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Government investigation finds widespread abuses at for-profit colleges

by Amy Scott
Aug 5, 2010
As Marketplace and other media outlets have reported on abusive recruiting tactics at for-profit colleges, the industry's response has been...
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