Feds spend $1.5 billion a year on PR, watchdog finds

By Joseph Lawler

Published October 5, 2016 8:51pm ET

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Feds spend $1.5 billion a year on PR, watchdog finds — The Pentagon tops PR spending, averaging $630 million a year, the Government Accountability Office found. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) | Graeme Jennings

Federal government agencies spend $1.5 billion annually on public relations, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office, a finding that is likely to displease fiscally conservative members of Congress.

The watchdog agency reported that agencies spend about $1 billion annually on public relations and advertising, and another $500 million in salary for roughly 5,000 federal PR employees.

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