"Interior Officials Shrug Off Watchdog, Nab 20 Years Of Wolf Trap Tix"

"Ignoring the concerns of the Interior Department's inspector general, top agency officials are going to keep their access to free concert tickets under a new contract with the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts in Vienna, Va.

For more than four decades, bosses at the Interior Department have enjoyed a special perk: free tickets to all performances at Wolf Trap.

But the practice caught the eye of the agency's Office of Inspector General last September, when a report said the free tickets raised "ethical concerns" and should be reviewed. At the time, then-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had received tickets for eight box seats for each performance, valued at more than $43,000 a year."

Rob Hotakainen reports for Greenwire May 3, 2019.