A taxpayer-funded government web site intended to help taxpayers see how their tax dollars are being spent will undergo a major upgrade at a cost of $18 million taxpayer dollars. Read more...

As the U.S. unemployment rate tops 9.5 percent, headed for 10, many members of Congress are bashing President Obama’s economic stimulus plan for not doing enough, fast enough to keep Americans working. Now along comes evidence that a growing number of Americans forced into joblessness by the recession are actually loving it and not even planning to look for new jobs. Read more...

Reverse mortgages can be a great deal. They allow senior homeowners to convert their home equity into much-needed cash while continuing to live in their homes. But watch out, warns the Government Accountability Office (GAO), reporting that a lack of oversight by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leaves seniors at risk to abusive lending practices in the reverse mortgage market. Read more...

While Americans now drink 23.9 gallons of bottled water per-person every year, federal requirements for the purity and safety of city tap water far exceed those for bottled water, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Read more...