Federal officials have been criticized after splashing $3.3 billion on swanky new office furniture during the pandemic, when almost all staff worked from home. The egregious spending habits of the US government included almost $250,000 on solar-powered picnic tables for the , and $120,000 on plush Ethan Allen leather chairs. A bombshell watchdog report found that over $1 billion a year was spent on lavish décor for federal spaces between 2020 and 2022, while just a fraction of employees made their way into the office amid Covid-19 restrictions, according to the .
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