Severe weather could cost taxpayers a half-billion dollars by the end of the week.No word yet from noted scientific experts Al Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio on this one.
The closing of federal offices costs $100 million a day in lost productivity and opportunity costs, according to the Office of Personnel Management. That’s $200 million and counting after OPM closed federal agencies on Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Weather blitz heads toward $500 million price tag for government
The Hill reports: