The essence of good government is trust. Kathleen Sebelius From JAMA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acted without regard for employees’ whistleblower rights, according to a joint staff report released February 26 by Rep Darrell Issa (R, Calif), chairman of the House Committee on Oversight...
UPDATED April 9, 2014 New information changes this story dramatically. $373 million collected from tax fraud whistleblowers 122 awards for a total of $53 million For the case study the money was divided equally among all whistleblowers but We had a good year with the IRS Whistleblower Program because they paid one...
I write from Starbuck's often or like any day ending in 'y.' I used to drink a Grande hot chai tea with about eleven or twenty Splenda. Then a friend informed me that our bodies basically now can't tell the difference Splenda and sugar so...
Here's an interesting theory that many potentially exploit at the expense of the taxpaying citizens (not to mention insulting): media and government are often thought to write stories to an eight-grade readability level. Yep, let that soak in for a minute. So is it so much...
Journalist Matt Taibbi was last night's guest, on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart who promoting his new book “The Divide.” Everything he mentioned are the same concerns many of us are having. The book looks at the nation’s wealth gap from a legal...
From Forbes: Psychologists say, they may be able to predict how happy your life will be, whether your marriage will last, even how long you’ll live, from your expression in yearbook photos. How it's done Look at smiley face icon – the only thing differentiating it from a...
Silicon Valley Business Journal may want to rethink their logo, especially when highlighting the Women of Influence of 2014, and how it shows on the LinkedIn feed. Women in tech and device don't have it bad enough in a man's world-Thanks Silicon Valley Business Journal! This...
Full story at Reuters: LONDON CALLING! A Fabergé Imperial Easter Egg made for Emperor Alexander III of Russia and not seen in public for more than a century will go on show in London after being saved from the melting pot by an American scrap dealer who only...
Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (son of Vice President Joe Biden) has come out defending the indefensible, Judge Jan Jurden's decision to allow the DuPont heir, Robert H. Richards IV, who raped his three year old daughter off with probation because: "Richards “will not fare well”...
Orange blossoms and cherry blossoms are amazing in the spring but can be tough if you suffer from allergies. For many a runny nose, watery eyes and sneezing can accompany this fragrant season. Did you know that a sneeze can exceed 100 mph? That kind of force...