Interior spent $139K on Zinke office doors

The Interior Department is spending $139,000 for new doors for Secretary Ryan Zinke's office suite, according to records posted online. The work was recommended by Interior career facilities and security officials, an agency spokeswoman said, not by Zinke. "The secretary was not aware of this contract but agrees that this is a lot of money for demo, install, materials, and labor," Heather Swift, the spokeswoman, said in a statement. The award to Maryland-based Conquest Solutions LLC was first reported by the Associated Press. The work involves replacing three sets of double doors, including two that open onto a balcony and leak during rain storms, the AP reported. An existing set of doors to Zinke's office from a hallway do not have a lock, so the security will be upgraded with the new doors...more