DHS Ad Spend of $220M Outpaces Blockbusters, Noem Ousted
Lawmakers grilled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over a $220 million ad campaign, a spending plan she defended as legal and effective before being ousted this week; the cost, which includes media buys and admin fees, was shown to exceed the inflation-adjusted production budgets of 15 major films, underscoring concerns about bidding and contracting practices.