Employee Safety: Buying Overseas Clothing, U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice, Buys $1.5 Billion A Year From Violators

Clothing the American Government’s Employees: In many overseas factories producing garments for the United States government, conditions are harsh and pay is low. | Photo Credit: Meredith Kohut for The New York Times WASHINGTON — One of the world’s biggest clothing buyers, the United States government spends more than $1.5 billion a year at factories … Continue reading Employee Safety: Buying Overseas Clothing, U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice, Buys $1.5 Billion A Year From Violators

Does My Insurance Cover Falling Satellites? – What happens when a piece of NASA equipment lands on your house.

By Brian PalmerPosted Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, at 6:28 PM ET NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite is likely to fall back to Earth on Friday. The space agency says 26 pieces, some weighing hundreds of pounds, may survive the heat of re-entry and reach the ground intact. The satellite chunks probably won't strike a person … Continue reading Does My Insurance Cover Falling Satellites? – What happens when a piece of NASA equipment lands on your house.