Journal: Technology Can Save Feds $1T in 10 Years

By GreenerComputing Staff at Greener World Media Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:00am EDT Throughout this highly charged election season, government spending and the federal deficit have been a linchpin of political arguments. At the same time, a gridlocked Congress means that very little has been accomplished despite all the debate. But a report published earlier …

2010 Reference: HEALTH–The Price of Excess (PWC)

EXCERPT:  Our research found that wasteful spending in the health system has been calculated at up to $1.2 trillion of the $2.2 trillion spent in the United States, more than half of all health spending. Defensive medicine, such as redundant, inappropriate or unnecessary tests and procedures, was identified as the biggest area of excess, followed …

Journal: Taliban Ramps Up North, Holds South + RECAP

Taliban Influence Grows in North Insurgents Attack, Recruit, Adjudicate, Countering NATO’s Advance in South By YAROSLAV TROFIMOV PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan—The Taliban’s influence in northern Afghanistan has expanded in recent months from a few hotspots to much of the region, as insurgents respond to the U.S.-led coalition’s surge in the south by seizing new ground in areas …

Journal: Fox Finds DoD 9/11 Cover-Up, Forgets that It Started under Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld

Witnesses in Defense Department Report Suggest Cover-Up of 9/11 Findings. A document obtained and witnesses interviewed by Fox News raise new questions over whether there was an effort by the Defense Department to cover up a pre-9/11 military intelligence program known as “Able Danger.” At least five witnesses questioned by the Defense Department’s Inspector General …