Richard Pollock

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A North Carolina nonprofit awarded billions of tax dollars over the years by the U.S. Agency for International Development keeps a revolving door swinging for former government officials while spending heavily to lobby Congress to keep the federal money pouring into its corporate treasury. (iStock)

Revolving door lets USAID officials get jobs with major N.C. contractor

Sarah Bedford, Richard Pollock · December 9, 2014 10:00 am

A federal judge forced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to obey the same rules of discovery in civil litigation that apply to everybody else even if government officials are annoyed by them. (iStock)

Federal judge tells CFPB it must give depositions even if doing so ‘annoys’

Richard Pollock · November 14, 2014 10:00 am

Feds gave N.C. nonprofit $1.8 billion despite years of critical IG reports

Feds gave N.C. nonprofit $1.8 billion despite years of critical IG reports

Sarah Bedford, Richard Pollock · November 12, 2014 10:00 am

Security flaws at government agency endanger private financial information of millions of consumers. (iStock Photo)

IG sees massive security flaws in CFPB’s consumer financial info database

Richard Pollock · October 31, 2014 5:34 pm

President Obama's ambitious $30 billion subsidy program to encourage doctors and hospitals to use electronic health records may be "effectively dead," as doctors and hospitals flee the program. (iStock)

Experts say Obama’s digital health records effort may be ‘effectively dead’

Richard Pollock · October 28, 2014 9:00 am

CFPB Director Richard Cordray has stated he has no interest in building a palace. (Getty images/Chip Somodevilla)

CFPB delays renovation of its pricey headquarters, adding millions more to cost

Richard Pollock · October 21, 2014 9:00 am

A trio of giant information technology firms that dominate the rapidly growing market for digital medical documents enjoy special insider access to key policymakers as the federal government implements its 2009 mandate that healthcare providers convert to electronic health records. (John Moore/Getty images)

Obama insiders reap riches at trio of healthcare IT firms

Richard Pollock · October 20, 2014 9:00 am

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Doctors, hospitals rethinking electronic medical records mandated by 2009 law

Richard Pollock · October 10, 2014 9:00 am

Nonprofit health insurance pioneer closes its doors due to Obamacare costs

Nonprofit health insurance pioneer closes its doors due to Obamacare costs

Richard Pollock · October 8, 2014 9:00 am

"We determined that programs and sites routinely paid more than necessary when acquiring software licenses," the IG said in a Sept. 30 memorandum from Inspector General Gregory H. Friedman to DOE Secretary Ernst Moniz. (iStock)

Energy officials overpay for software

Richard Pollock · October 6, 2014 5:10 pm

In New Hampshire, every one of the more than 40,000 people who signed up for Obamacare chose Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for coverage. (Getty/David McNew)

Small insurers devastated by big corporations in Obamacare state exchanges

Richard Pollock · October 2, 2014 9:00 am

Activist ‘payday lending’ video ad misleads consumers, according to advertising ethicists

Activist ‘payday lending’ video ad misleads consumers, according to advertising ethicists

Richard Pollock · September 30, 2014 7:25 pm