WasteOfTheDay: State Dept Can't Keep Track of $4.7B in Expenses

The U.S. State Department needs some serious help managing its $58.5 billion budget. According to a report from the U.S. Inspector General, in 2020, the State Department improperly labeled $4.7 billion worth of expenses in a miscellaneous category: “Not Otherwise Classified.”

According to the report, the independent audit uncovered that 35 of 180 expenses reviewed should have been classified and accounted for in an existing budget code to help label, track, and review spending.