Energy and Environment

Scott Pruitt racks up $9,000 security bill with biometric locks, surveillance sweep

By John Siciliano
Published December 19, 2017 7:48pm ET
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Scott Pruitt racks up $9,000 security bill with biometric locks, surveillance sweep
The agency defended the contracts by saying Pruitt has had multiple death threats, while pointing out that the decisions were taken by EPA security services and not Pruitt himself. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) | Sue Ogrocki

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt spent $9,000 in taxpayer funds to have his office swept for surveillance bugs, while installing specialized biometric locks on his office doors.

The Associated Press reported the new cost Tuesday after Monday’s revelations that the EPA had paid Edwin Steinmetz Associates $3,000 in April to conduct the bug sweep.

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