Interior mum on whether Zinke spent $139K on office door

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: Associated Press

Interior mum on whether Zinke spent $139K on office door

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and MATTHEW DALY
1 hour ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Records show the Interior Department spent nearly $139,000 last year for construction at the agency that was labeled on a work order as “Secretary’s Door.”

A spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke (ZIN’-kee) did not provide answers Thursday to questions about whether changes had been made to a door in the secretary’s office.

Records show the Maryland contractor that performed the work, Conquest Solutions LLC, has done several renovation projects at federal buildings. A man who answered the phone at the company Thursday hung up when a reporter asked about Zinke’s office.

Zinke is one of several Trump Cabinet officials under scrutiny for questionable spending. He spent $53,000 on three helicopter trips last year, including one to go on a horseback ride with Vice President Mike Pence.

Read more: https://www.apnews.com/fe6edd739fff49d3a8e56324f7cc9721

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Interior mum on whether Zinke spent $139K on office door. via @mbieseck @MatthewDalyWDC

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1. $9,000 for a really, really nice door and $130,000 for... now what can you get for $130,000...?

[jmowreader]

8. A bank vault door, that's what kind

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9. no, no, something else. i know i've seen something else going for $130,000 in the news recently...

now what was it...?

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Pay off to a porn star?

[Stryst]

24. I'm going with

$8,000 for a door, $130,000 for a porn payout, and a sh*t tonne of coke.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

27. A Green Door? nt

[TrollBuster9090]

19. Knowing his paranoia, and obsession with 'security,' it was probably SEVERAL doors...

[Angry Dragon]

15. a porn star with a really nice door

[JDC]

2. Grifters one and all

[FSogol]

3. Grifters gotta grift!

[Honeycombe8]

4. OMG. That's obscene. And these people complain about deadbeats who want free stuff? nt

[bronxiteforever]

5. Corrupt Ryan Zinke probably decorated the door in elephant hide

This is Teapot Dome on steroids.

[Hassler]

6. Zinke really is the High Plains Grifter

He steals from us on a daily basis. Another in the long line of Tea-Party Dome Scandal.

[poboy2]

7. 140k for a door?

Conquest Solutions LLC, has done several renovation projects at federal buildings. A man who answered the phone at the company Thursday hung up when a reporter asked about Zinke’s office.

Zinke is one of several Trump Cabinet officials under scrutiny for questionable spending. He spent $53,000 on three helicopter trips last year, including one to go on a horseback ride with Vice President Mike Pence.

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I want photos. Let us see this 140K fucking door. We paid for it, fuckers.

Here's the website I believe-
Conquest Solutions LLC
https://www.conquest-solutions.com

[DavidDvorkin]

10. Man, he could have bought a porn star's silence for that kind of money!

[Maeve]

11. But it was an INTERIOR door, right? eom

[FreeStateDemocrat]

12. Here you go, bullshit on steroids:

The Department of the Interior (DOI), through the use of an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) is committed to reducing energy consumption at the Main Interior Building (MIB).

Conquest Solutions (CQS) worked alongside Ameresco to create a thorough Statement of Work for the enhancement of the existing Direct Digital Control (DDC) system to ensure a successful integration of the existing legacy control system with a new open protocol control system. The scope of work for the comprehensive roll out of the DDC included the following: Interoperability, Centralized Infrastructure, and Systems Integration.

Interoperability

The new, comprehensive, open protocol DDC system will use existing and new sequences of operation to optimize the operation of the equipment by using a global approach to controlling the building. The new file and software structure will be hierarchical in nature and capable of managing multiple devices simultaneously. The new DDC upgrade will be designed so that it can support robust expansion limited only by Local Area Network (LAN) infrastructure.

Centralized Infrastructure

The new DDC platform will be capable of supporting multiple users and systems at the same time and can be accessed from anywhere on the DOI network. This thin client server application allows for control of all DDC equipment and central storage of archival data, alarm/event tables and network management configurations.

Systems Integration

The new DDC system will be capable of integrating various sub-systems such as lighting control, metering and other ancillary monitoring control systems to provide a common platform and user interface to improve the operations of the facility.

These enhancements to the DDC system in addition to implementation of energy conservation measures such as light emitting diode (LED) lighting technologies, optimization of chiller plant operations, and HVAC commissioning will reduce electrical energy consumption by at least 25%.

https://www.conquest-solutions.com/open-protocol-controls-system-doi/

[Tommy_Carcetti]

13. Yeah, but it was a really cool looking door. Worth every penny.

[Angry Dragon]

14. It seems he has something to hide

[Botany]

16. What was Lincoln's quote on corruption?

"The man would have stolen the wood stove if it wasn't so hot." Rough quote

Fucking grifters.

[Generic Other]

17. Panic Room Door?

A Bunker? These Trump-dilly-dumps are sure made of money, aint they? This while the average American worker struggles to keep food on the table and a roof over their heads.

Next I will hear they all got golden thrones.

[TrollBuster9090]

18. $120 for the door, and $138,880 to engrave it with...

Emperor Napoleon I's imperial crest. (F-ck that guy is an a-hole. Emperor Zinke, I mean. Napoleon I at least had a few good qualities, and warranted having his own flag.)

[sharedvalues]

20. The door is to keep out the smart, honest civil servants

Conservatives need a safe space where their propaganda can take hold.
Most government employees are smart and read real news, so they know this admin is full of crap. So the GOP is trying to keep civil servants away from the GOP apparatchiks they've put in these departments.

That's the real reason Zinke needs that door. He doesn't want real ideas and smart civil servants speaking the truth into his propaganda safe space.

[askyagerz]

21. When is a door not a door?

When it's a jar...
full of corruption.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Or

when it is hush money for even more illegal and unethical use of taxpayer dollars.

[littlemissmartypants]

25. Yes, but

Can he lock via a button under his desk?

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

26. Wasn't the cone of silence enough?

Is he afraid a mob is going to break down the door to his office?