WHO: The Federal Aviation Administration
WHAT: Directed about $272 million in stimulus funds (or 25 percent of what it received) to low-priority projects. Funding includes $1.85 million for a terminal-expansion project at Idaho’s Pocatello Regional Airport, $2.5 million for mobile firefighting training equipment in Virginia, and $1 million to improve baggage handling at an Illinois airport that primarily services cargo planes.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: FAA could buy crash avoidance devices for every glider owner in the country with that money.
WHERE TO VENT: Call the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Transportation at 800-424-9071.
