Month: July 2013

Jul 31, 2013 6:26 AM

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Bid rules at Broward Aviation are different; company cries foul

By William Hladky
BrowardBulldog.org
The rules are different at the Broward County Aviation Department. Although the Broward County Commission in 2011 approved a major overhaul of the county’s procurement code, the rule changes only partially affected the Aviation Department.
Jul 30, 2013 6:29 AM

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The other Washington could hold the key to Medicare’s cost crisis

By Joe Eaton
Center for Public Integrity
A recent federal assessment of Medicare’s fiscal health contained a shred of good news — the public health insurance program for the elderly is burning through cash at a slightly slower rate than expected. Yet declining health care costs haven’t bought much time.
Jul 29, 2013 6:00 AM

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Amid intrigue and suspicion, Broward sheriff to award $145 million jail healthcare contract

By Dan Christensen
BrowardBulldog.org
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel is expected soon to award a contact worth as much as $145 million over the next five years for the delivery of healthcare services to the county’s approximately 5,000 jail inmates. The road to a deal has been full of turns, with intrigue and suspicion around every curve.
Jul 26, 2013 5:57 AM

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ObamaCare oversight: Budget squeeze forces HHS watchdog to trim investigative targets

By Fred Schulte
Center for Public Integrity
Facing major budget and staff cuts, federal officials are scaling back several high-profile health care fraud and abuse investigations, including an audit of the state insurance exchanges that are set to open later this year as a key provision of the Affordable Care Act.
Jul 25, 2013 6:03 AM

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Syria’s Jihadi migration emerges as top terror threat in Europe, beyond

By Sebastian Rotella
ProPublica
Rachid Wahbi came to Syria from a Spanish slum, rushing toward death. And he didn’t plan to die alone.
Jul 24, 2013 8:01 AM

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Nanotechnology: Harmful or benign?

By Sheila Kaplan
Investigative Reporting Workshop
Nanotechnology is a booming industry, with growth an any industry would envy. But reports from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), GAO, academic researchers and manufacturers reveal the downside of such rapid development: Nobody really knows if these wonder products are safe.