Wednesday, January 15, 2025

DoD Had Its Most Spendy Month Since the Bush Era

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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