Dulles Rail board spends nearly $1m studying itself

The authority in charge of the $6 billion Dulles Rail project, already under fire for wasteful spending and questionable contracting practices, is paying nearly $1 million for an “organizational study” that cost twice as much as expected and proposed few new initiatives beyond starting an employee newsletter.

The study done for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority mainly recommended tweaking programs the authority already had, like changing where employees should go to submit their suggestions for improving the workplace.