Last year, I met Vicki Crawford. She is a remarkable woman whose resilience and determination in the teeth of endless court delays had helped convict Melvyn Little, the man who sexually abused her as ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education posted a new update on Monday on ...

While Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell is being lambasted by GOP critics for efforts to whittle down a backlog of criminal cases, records show she is following the example of another top ...

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 ...

For defense contractors like Leidos Holdings Inc. LDOS, increasing backlog count serves as a primary revenue growth driver. Notably, a steady flow of contracts for combat-proven defense solutions from ...

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Symbotic SYM is well-positioned to deliver significant revenues in the coming years, supported by its substantial backlog. As of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, with results announced last month, ...