“United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials spent $2 million on an internship program that had one intern, as it failed to use properly $63 million in federal funding provided for USDA to protect itself from hackers.” [It depends on the definition of ‘use properly’. From their perspective, was it not proper for USDA administrators to line their pockets and ensure the budget is preserved going forward?]
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