Sec. Austin’s DoD spent more in September 2024 than any month since 2008, when Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts raged. -
OpenTheBooks The Department of Defense spent
$79.1 billion on contracts and grants in September 2024...
- The dollar total includes $33.1 billion spent in the last five working days of September..
Others were a bit more surprising.
- The military spent $103.7 million on meat, fish and poultry in September, partially because they ordered raw lobster tail 147 times for $6.1 million. They also dropped $16.6 million on ribeye steak, $6.4 million on salmon and $407,000 on Alaskan king crab...
Not all the groceries were as healthy.
- The DoD ordered ice cream 79 times for $113,230 and spent $117,787 on fresh doughnuts.
- The military also spent $1.2 million on musical instruments of over a dozen varieties, including $12,480 for “piano tuning.”...
- At least $5.1 million on Apple products, including 130 iPhone 16 Pro Max devices...
- $36,000 on footrests...
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