"Contracts" are "free-money" to favored political supporters!-----The Department of Homeland Security is scrapping thousands of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) contracts after billions of dollars in waste and fraud were found.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) found FEMA spending on inflated contracts, duplicate services and programs it called fraudulent or unnecessary... - Ashley Brasfield

• Nearly $10.7 million went to the Ready Campaign’s media deliverables for public safety announcements, while 
• another $3.3 million funded internal marketing meant to cajole FEMA employees into completing an annual survey.
• The agency also spent $1.6 million on two workshops that covered basics like agendas, save-the-date emails, venue reservations and transportation. 
• Another $1.27 million went to a “conference center concierge” tasked with setting up rooms, arranging audio equipment and keeping spaces clean.
• Other contracts included $594,000 to file and shred paperwork for the Employee Relations Branch,
•  $500,000 for a social media recruiting push and 
• $150,000 for a diversity and employee coaching program...