India, March 12 -- US Defense Secretary and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth spent over $93 billions of taxpayer money, buying everything from king crab and ribeye steaks to iPads and even a grand piano.

Experts say this is part of a "use it or lose it" approach where agencies rush to spend leftover funds before the fiscal year ends on September 30.

Experts call the September spending rush the government's version of "Amazon Prime Day." Mike Weily of Govly explained that, "If a government agency doesn't spend its allocated budget funds over the course of the fiscal year, they no longer have access to those funds in the next year. The loss of their surplus funds, combined with the threat of a decline in future funding, is a recipe for serious...