It's stuff like this that severely damages the little credibility the govt has with respect to using taxpayer money. So few politicians are incentivized to save

It's stuff like this that severely damages the little credibility the govt has with respect to using taxpayer money. So few politicians are incentivized to save money, those who are cut costs in 'unneeded areas' like education and healthcare, and others go out of their way to burn money like in this article. Edit: That said, and reading other comments here, I am curious just how bad of a deal this really comes out to overall. Perhaps the article is really just cherry picking arguments but it does paint a very grim picture.