The Education Department Will Forgive $5.8 Billion in Student Loans for Disabled Borrowers
A troubled Education Department program left many disabled borrowers unable to escape crushing debt. A decade after ProPublica exposed the issue, the US has taken a major step to address the program’s defects.
Education Department Adopts Crucial Reform for Disabled Borrowers
After our investigation and public pressure, the department has conducted a sweeping overhaul of its troubled disability review program.
Education Department Revamps Broken Disability Review Program
Despite the changes to its student loan program to help borrowers who've become disabled, the government declined to include a key reform.
Education Department Backs Away From Fix to Help Disabled Student Borrowers
The Education Department had promised to fundamentally overhaul its broken system for forgiving the loans of former students who've become disabled. Now the department says it can't and won't do it, leaving many disabled applicants stuck in debt.
Chief Offshore Drilling Regulator Criticizes Lack of Oversight for Contractors
The top U.S. regulator of offshore oil drilling said it made no sense that his agency is not conducting direct oversight of contractors who work on offshore oil rigs.
Experts: Emergency Preparedness Cuts in Budget Deal Threaten U.S. Security
The budget deal being finalized by Congress includes significant cuts to federal grants for emergency first responders. Experts say the reductions could place the U.S. at risk during a major disaster.
House Calls for Drastic Cuts in Hospital Preparedness Funding
The House of Representatives passed a budget measure that would cut the federal Hospital Preparedness Program by $185 million, a 44 percent reduction from last year’s budget.
U.S. Nuclear-Disaster Preparedness Hobbled by Uncertain Chain of Command
Emergency plans call for local officials to take charge first in a radiological disaster. How and when the federal government would step in isn't so clear.