By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearWire
Regardless of the overwhelming majority of federal authorities workers working from residence throughout the pandemic years of 2020, 2021 and 2022, federal businesses bought $3.3 billion in new furnishings, OpenTheBooks.com auditors discovered.
Most main federal company headquarters have been one-quarter full or much less, and none have been at 50% capability or extra, in line with a report from the Authorities Accountability Workplace.
The U.S. Departments of Transportation, Agriculture and the Basic Providers Administration every used solely 9% of their workplace house.
The DOT spent $55 million on furnishings, Agriculture spent $57 million, whereas GSA spent a whopping $308 million on furnishings, OpenTheBooks.com discovered.
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Division of Veterans Affairs used simply 16% of its workplace house and spent $428 million on furnishings, whereas the Division of Justice used simply 35% of its workplace house but spent $408 million on furnishings.
Division of Protection utilized simply 23% of workplace house and spent an enormous $1.2 billion on furnishings — the largest furnishings spender over 5 years, totaling $2.1 billion in 2018-2022.
The State Division spent $302 million and Homeland Safety spent one other $156 million on furnishings.
“As Congress continues to struggle over spending, we wish to make it clear that there are large quantities of cash being appropriated, spent, wasted and typically hidden from the taxpayer,” OpenTheBooks.com Founder & CEO Adam Andrzejewski stated.
“Within the case of workplace furnishings, most federal headquarters are barely 1 / 4 full on a given workday, and no main company is at greater than half capability. But for some motive we’ve bankrolled one other billion {dollars} in desks, chairs, couches and extra – whereas workers clock in from their very own dwelling rooms.”
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