I'll let the Washington Post supply the lead: The construction of a massive new headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security, billed as critical for national security and the revitalization of Southeast Washington, is running more than $1.5 billion over budget, is 11 years behind schedule and may never be completed, according to planning documents and federal officials. You have to actually try to waste that much money. It's not an accident. It's not even incompetence. This is a perfect example of a bureaucratic culture - and congressional irresponsibility - that has taken billions of dollars and simply disappeared it. Nothing to show for it. And no end in sight: In the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the George W. Bush administration called for a new, centralized headquarters to strengthen the department’s ability to coordinate the fight against terrorism and respond to natural disasters. More than 50 historic buildings would be...(Read Full Post)