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Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

Theodoric Meyer writes for ProPublica, an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
Digital Government

How bad is our debt problem, anyway?

How the federal deficit grew so big, why it is actually shrinking and whether a deal can bring it under control.

Modernization

DHS has spent $430 million on radios its employees don't know how to use

Only one of 479 DHS employees surveyed was actually able to use the common channel, the department's IG found. Most did not even know the common channel existed.