Trump news at a glance: president’s pool project plagued by peeling paint – and algae blooms

Trump news at a glance: president’s pool project plagued by peeling paint – and algae blooms

Trump attributes the Lincoln Memorial pool's algae blooms and paint peeling to vandals rather than the no-bid $14M contractor, weeks after renovation. Non-competitive procurement undermines contractor accountability when infrastructure projects fail immediately—a governance issue in public IT contracts.