Another critical area where the department has failed to live up to its promise is intelligence.

Still, some parents and public officials said the department had once again failed to communicate effectively.

The department has failed to protect us from hazardous living conditions.

I feel that my department of state is failing the American people.

In recent years, the department has failed to spend all its money from the federal government to conduct inspections.

The department failed to respond to requests for comment late tonight.

And somehow the department failed to instill in these individuals a sense of doing the right thing.

Others say the department routinely fails to get to the bottom of the problems on the factory floor.

"The department further failed to supply anything but particle masks to its workers until much later."

Of those, 22 had missing or inconsistent information, and the department often failed to follow up in getting the responses.