When a backlog becomes overloaded, execution collapses. The backlog stops being a planning tool and becomes a liability that ...

A massive backlog of police conduct complaints against Minneapolis officers has finally been cleared, the city announced Monday. It comes after 16 months of focused efforts by the city’s Office of ...

The IRS, which spent the pandemic years mired in backlogs of mail, said this week that it has processed all paper and electronic individual returns received before January of this year. This means all ...

For the first time in years, the San Diego Police Department has no backlog of untested sexual-assault evidence kits, marking a key milestone for the agency, SDPD officials announced Wednesday. The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon stands in the driveway ...

Oregon Senate lawmakers called in officials from the state Department of Education this week to explain why the agency is struggling to clear a backlog of school discrimination complaints despite the ...

For years, Indiana has struggled to clear its stack of untested rape kits. Lawmakers are once again hoping to tackle the problem that leaves victims waiting for justice. House Bill 1413, if passed, ...

The Department of Education (ED) has been forced to double back on its March 2025 decision to lay off hundreds of civil rights employees. In December 2025, the agency called back employees who worked ...

Data-center construction remains one of the strongest segments in ABC’s October backlog survey, with contractors active in the sector reporting nearly 11 months of work under contract. November 11, ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is grappling with a mounting backlog of school and college discrimination cases, prompting an unusual request from ...

Transocean's total backlog has generally declined over the last several quarters, reaching a new low of $7.9B as of mid April 2025. Over the last five years, year end revenue has exhibited a clear ...

A federal program designed to help public service workers erase student debt is facing a growing backlog, with little sign of relief. Last week, a Department of Education court filing showed that the ...