Heather Krause: Government spends $1 billion annually on PR

The federal government spends about as much on public relations and advertising as it does on cell phone services - $1 billion a year. Plus, the number of publi...

Heather Krause, acting director of strategic issues, GAO

The federal government spends about as much on public relations and advertising as it does on cell phone services - $1 billion a year. Plus, the number of public affairs employees shot up during the Obama administration. But the Government Accountability Office, which put together the figures, made no recommendations on this category of spend. Federal News Radio's Eric White discussed these findings with Heather Krause, acting director of strategic issues at the GAO.

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