Funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—which is due to expire at the end of this week unless an agreement in Washington is reached—has continued to rise under President Barack Obama. His administration claims the agency’s increased funding is necessary to protect the homeland, but records show that the DHS has continued to increase its spending on furniture and office makeovers as its budget has been increased.
A review of records on the official government spending website by the Washington Free Beacon shows the agency has spent nearly $150 million on office furniture and makeovers since Obama took office. Those fiscal years for which he has been responsible and whose budgets have been enacted are FY2010 through 2014.
“The FY 2015 Budget reflects the Administration’s strong commitment to protecting the homeland and the American people through the effective and efficient use of DHS resources, continuing the focus on preserving frontline priorities across the Department by cutting costs, sharing resources across Components, and streamlining operations wherever possible,” the administration’s request states.
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People do not understand government spending...let me explain. #1 You are allocated a certain $ amount in your budget and it is no more or (you hope)no less. So... #2 You are able to spend that amount the first couple of years because it is all new and you hope to make ends meet. #3 You have hired and decorated and finished setting up and now you have leftover money... BUT... you know if you do not spend it ....they will flag it and take it from the agency. It is all a game and after awhile it is a struggle to get creative and find ways to spend all of it. AND this is why government is screwed.
ReplyDeleteIt was too much in the first place - cut their funding by 30 %!
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