Oct 7th, 2008 · Before last month, few people had ever heard of the federal government's Minerals Management Service. A scandal involving sex, drugs and lax oversight changed that. The publicity has led to questions about the agency'sability to collect the money that oil and gas producers owe the American people.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Democrat Barack Obama on Monday blamed lax oversight and loose regulation for the financial breakdown. The Illinois senator attacked comments made by Republican rival John McCain and his idea of trickle-down economics.
May 10th, 2008 · The aftermath of the cyclone is still a morbid reality for millions in Myanmar, but the lax government-sponsored relief efforts haven't deterred the reigning junta. It went ahead with plans for a referendum on Saturday.
Dec 8th, 2007 · The Los Angeles International Airport was recently named one of the world's 10 worst airports, along with Rangoon and Baghdad. But over the next decade, the aging airport will get a $4 billion to $6 billion overhaul.
Oct 5th, 2007 · Iraqis continue to flee their homes to escape sectarian killings. The Iraqi Red Crescent says more than 2 million people are internally displaced. It struggles to help them with the assistance from U.N. agencies outside the country but support from the Iraqi government is lax.
Aug 13th, 2007 · Passengers on international flights through Los Angeles International Airport found themselves stranded on the tarmac Saturday for several hours because they were unable to be processed at customs. A computer glitch left about 18,000 passengers waiting for clearance.
Mar 17th, 2007 · Lax lending standards in the real estate bull market of recent years may have set lenders up to face a wave of foreclosures. Joe Nocera of The New York Times says the market's troubles were predictable and are a larger scale rerun of subprime lending problems that surfaced in 1998.
Mar 10th, 2006 · A report by the Department of Homeland Security criticizes lax screening of truck drivers by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The report says drivers using phony documents, or having criminal records, have received passes to work at ports operated by the authority, compromising security.