This is going to be just the tip of the corruption iceberg with no-bid contracts & deals being made with buddies & donors.
The first thing a US Congress with actual oversight needs to do is to audit all the deals, expose the grifts & cancel contracts like these that are stealing taxpayer money.
@peterbakernyt.bsky.socialIn the last hours of Noem’s tenure, her agency delivered a windfall to a political donor by buying five airplanes from his firm at a substantial markup. @haleaziz.bsky.social @fahrenthold.bsky.social @nicknehamas.bsky.social @tylerpager.bsky.social @nirajc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Kristi Noem’s Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.