U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worry about cost allocations? Aren't they a branch of the U.S. Federal Government? Why does it matter whether or not costs are allocated?

Army Corps of Engineers is indeed a department of the federal government. However, this is no way means that the Corps is not responsible for spending money as efficiently as possible. While many people are dismissive about government spending, assuming the worst possible excesses of public employees, it is in fact the case that public agencies and everyone who works for them is obligated to use public funding in the most responsible way possible (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).

Of course, this does not always happen. However, the federal government (as well as state and local governments) have a number of laws and/or regulations that are in place precisely to ensure that public agencies and their employees are responsible with the public's...
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