Watchdog Calls for Oversight of Private Fund Managers Advising Government

Since the Obama administration doesn’t seem all that concerned about potential conflicts of interest of having private fund managers advising the government on its $1.25 trillion mortgage-backed securities purchase program while also investing in similar assets on behalf of private clients, the Project on Government Oversight sent More…

Internal FDA Doc Reveals Agency Stopped Enforcing Safety Standards

Since 2006, the Food and Drug Administration has ignored its own internal regulation and stopped requiring manufacturers of medical devices – such as pacemakers, heart valves and other life-sustaining inventions – to meet specific safety requirements before they are deemed safe enough to be implanted in humans.

As the Project More…