BORDER/DHS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WALL: “The Trump administration could potentially waste billions of dollars on a border wall because it failed to fully account for factors like varying terrain and land ownership along the Southwest border, according to a new report. The report, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, found that Customs and Border Protection, the agency responsible for construction of the wall, did not consider the cost of building along each segment of the border, which can vary depending on factors such as topography and land ownership. The report also found that the agency selected locations for barriers without fully assessing where they were needed to prevent illegal border crossings…It added that the Department of Homeland Security ‘faces an increased risk that the Border Wall System Program will cost more than projected, take longer than planned or not fully perform as expected.’ The report provided new ammunition for congressional opponents of the wall.”
–Ron Nixon, “Trump’s Border Wall Could Waste Billions of Dollars, Report Says,” The New York Times online, August 6, 2018