The Boeing Dreamliner 787 will resume flights at the end of this month after being grounded by the FAA in January when the plane’s lithium-ion battery caught fire. Regulators and Boeing are still investigating the source of the problem, looking for a fix and hoping to get the newly designed planes back in the air.
Companies looking to take control of public services are winning government contracts for a wide array of services ranging from state prisons to local water systems to public schools, and often without much public oversight.
As a part of Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote open government and the freedom of information, In the Public Interest is calling for increased transparency in government contracting and privatization deals.
