Homeland Security Paid $464 Million for Airplanes

“Starting last fall, the Department of Homeland Security spent $464 million on a no-bid contract to buy 10 used airplanes from a firm in Northern Virginia,” the New York Times reports.

“That was an enormous price tag, but the department said it had no time to consider other offers. The planes were needed urgently for deportation flights.”

“But since then, the department has barely used this new fleet — for deportations, or anything else.”