"A well-known concert venue in the Washington, D.C., metro area receiving federal funding gifted free tickets worth tens of thousands to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, according to a report by a government watchdog released Thursday.
The Interior's Inspector General highlighted financial, ethical and exclusive use concerns in its report about the decades-long National Park Service (NPS) partnership with the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts based in Vienna, Va.
The concert venue has been receiving millions in funding from the Interior Department despite it being financially self-sufficient, the report found. The watchdog additionally flagged that the park fails to contribute to NPS deferred maintenance — which is currently facing a $12 million backlog."
