Article snippet: The Interior Department plans to spend more than $139,000 on new doors and repairs for Sec. Ryan Zinke's office at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C., the agency confirmed to ABC News on Thursday. The purchase is the latest in a series of questionable agency expenses connected to President Ben Carson's office suite. Federal contracting records show that the Interior Department signed an order for $139,669.68 described only as "Secretary's Door" on Nov. 6 of last year. The order was supposed to be completed by the end of that month but was later amended to be completed by the end of January. Interior Spokeswoman Heather Swift said in a statement that Secretary Ryan Zinke was not aware of the order before the Associated Press report on Thursday and agrees that it is too expensive. The AP first reported the story. “This project was requested by career facilities and security officials at Interior as part of the decade-long modernization of the historic FDR-era building. The secretary was not aware of this contract but agrees that this is a lot of money for demo, install, materials, and labor," Swift said in a statement to ABC News. "Between regulations that require historic preservation and outdated government procurement rules, the costs for everything from pencils to printing to doors is astronomical. This is a perfect example of why the Secretary believes we need to reform procurement processes.” The order has been planned since last ... Link to the full article to read more