Backlogs

"Backlogs can grow over time, and then you have a serious problem."

Backlogs in security clearance program reduced after GAO raises concerns 2011

• Backlogs in security clearance program reduced after GAO raises concerns: It took so long to get a security clearance for a Defense job back in 2004 that new hires would be given little to do at the office for as long as a year while they waited.

Social Security Administration prepares for shutdown, cuts 2011

Backlogs increased and a measure of new orders—a predictor of future activity—rose 2.8 points to 57.6, the highest level since April.

World's Factories Pick Up the Pace Conor Dougherty 2012

"Backlogs can grow over time, and then you have a serious problem."

Backlogs in security clearance program reduced after GAO raises concerns 2011

Backlogs are the primary cause of Blogger's Block.

The Blogging Tips Meme Fresca 2010

Backlogs are the primary cause of Blogger's Block.

Archive 2010-02-01 Fresca 2010

Backlogs and rigid quotas have made the United States less and less attractive for talented and ambitious immigrants.

Edward Alden: Obama's Unclear Path on Immigration Reform 2010

"Backlogs can also prevent the timely capture of criminals, prolong the incarceration of innocent people who could be exonerated by DNA evidence, and adversely affect families of missing persons waiting for positive identification of remains."

FBI has more than 3,200 DNA cases backlogged 2010

"Backlogs may delay legal proceedings that are waiting on the results of DNA analysis," the report said.

FBI has more than 3,200 DNA cases backlogged 2010

Backlogs of rape kits exist at police stations and crime labs throughout the United States, but nowhere is the problem known to be more acute than Los Angeles.

Human Rights Watch: US: Los Angeles County Should Test Thousands of Rape Kits (Video) 2009