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fromFast Company
2 days ago

The Defense Department's end-of-year spending spree included over $60k on Herman Miller chairs

The Department of Defense spent a record $93 billion in September on a fiscal year-end spending spree, including $60,719 on Herman Miller furniture, reflecting a systemic use-it-or-lose-it budgeting practice.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

Guess What Pete Hegseth's Department of Defense Is Spending an Absurd Amount of Money On

The U.S. Department of Defense spent $81.5 million on lobster tails in 2025 across over 1,600 transactions, exemplifying wasteful government spending during the fiscal year-end budget cycle.
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Pete Hegseth's Defense Department Blew $22M On Steak and Lobster in a Single Month, Watchdog Claims

According to an analysis by nonprofit watchdog Open the Books, Hegseth's DoD spent $93.4 billion on grants and contracts in Sept. 2025 alone—nearly 50 percent of which was expended in the last five business days of the month. Per the analysis by Open the Books, in September, the Pentagon spent $2 million on Alaskan king crab, $6.9 million on lobster tail, $15.1 million on ribeye steak, and $1 million on salmon.
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