A “perfect storm” of convoluted bureaucracy caused Cook County, Illinois to spend 10 years and $63 million building a property tax billing software that did not work. 

The most recent tax filings for A Step to Freedom show the nonprofit brings in more than $5 million annually, mostly from taxpayers, a large portion of which comes from the county.

The New York State Museum receives annual grant funding from the U.S. Geological Survey’s STATEMAP program, part of the Department of the Inte…

In May 2013, the Army National Guard spent $10 million on a recruitment campaign tie-in with the upcoming “Man of Steel” Superman film. The expense was ill-timed. Just one month later, Congress ordered the National Guard to reduce staffing levels by 8,000 soldiers due to budget cuts.