When your car breaks down, there are typically a couple shops in town you can take it to. When an Army tank or a big truck needs repairs, two depots primarily perform this work—the Anniston Army Depot in Alabama and Red River Army Depot in Texas…
Every flight you’ve ever taken has relied on aircraft mechanics to maintain the plane and its engines. Sometimes, your flight might even be delayed because of maintenance. The commercial airline industry has a strong demand for mechanics. With…
In 2017, Puerto Rico experienced the longest blackout in U.S. history—11 months—after two hurricanes knocked out its power grid. Almost a decade later, millions of Puerto Ricans continue to experience rolling blackouts and other uncertainties as the…
Every year, millions of families face difficult decisions about how to care for aging parents or relatives. One of the hardest questions that comes up is how to pay for this care. Federal Medicare and Medicaid programs may offer support. But…
The Iran war is causing the greatest disruption in global oil supplies ever. As part of a coordinated international action, the United States is responding by drawing from the government’s emergency crude oil reserve—the Strategic Petroleum Reserve…
For avid skiers, low or no snowfall can mean less time on the slopes. For small businesses in ski communities, warm winters and low snowfall can signal hard financial times. When businesses are hit with weather-related disruptions, such as flooding…
As many as one in three Americans dies with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The number of diagnoses is expected to double over the next 30 years. The National Alzheimer’s Project aims to accelerate research and improve care and services…
In recent years, Medicare’s spending on hospice has nearly doubled. We looked at this spending and found that the way Medicare pays for hospice care could be costing taxpayers billions more than it should. Today’s WatchBlog post looks at our new…
Last month, Congress overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act—legislation aiming to increase the supply and affordability of housing. It includes a restriction on institutional investors’ purchases of certain single-family homes. We…
From the humble AA battery to most advanced semiconductors—modern electronics depend on minerals. The U.S. has designated 60 minerals as “critical” to economic or national security. For batteries and semiconductors, which are key to our economy, the…
