Feds bought golf carts for $8.4 million

Topline: The federal government spent $8.4 million on purchases that included golf carts in fiscal year 2025, according to spending records obtained by Open the Books.

Key facts: Of that, the Department of Defense spent $4.5 million, more than half of the government-wide total. Veterans Affairs spent $3 million, Homeland Security spent $435,615, the Department of Agriculture spent $269,152 and the Department of the Interior spent $171,203.

Federal records typically don’t say what items were used for...