Contractors Build Man Caves in EPA Warehouse

Building mancaves inside of large shipping spaces in warehouses is nothing really new. It is likely that the majority of all federal agencies that require warehousing space will find similar nests inside. But having the Inspector General find such a surprise is always pretty lulzy.

From GovExec here:

A warehouse maintained by contractors for the Environmental Protection Agency contained secret rooms full of exercise equipment, televisions and couches, according to an internal audit.

EPA’s inspector general found contractors used partitions, screens and piled up boxes to hide the rooms from security cameras in the 70,000 square-foot building located in Landover, Md. The warehouse — used for inventory storage — is owned by the General Services Administration and leased to the EPA for about $750,000 per year.

The EPA has issued a stop work order to Apex Logistics LLC, the responsible contractor, ensuring the company’s workers no longer have access to the site — EPA security officials escorted contractor personnel off the premises on May 17 — and ending all payments on the contract.

“The warehouse contained multiple unauthorized and hidden personal spaces created by and for the workers that included televisions, refrigerators, radios, microwaves, chairs and couches,” the IG report said. “These spaces contained personal items, including photos, pin ups, calendars, clothing, books, magazines and videos.”

And of course, this was in Maryland, one of the most liberal states in the country. Working at this warehouse must have been the equivalent of collecting a welfare check- which now some of these fired workers will be applying for soon.