Failed $33m border security project actually cost nearly $40m

Erica Stanford has revealed that MBIE’s failed Immigration Biometric Upgrade project - originally reported to have cost $33m and achieved nothing - actually cost nearly $40m.

The Southern dining chain will continue paying an unspecified amount for Masino’s protection for as long as the board deems it “reasonably necessary," according to a regulatory filing.

Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Masino, who spearheaded a failed “woke” rebrand last year, will step down from her position on Aug. 10, according to a Monday press release.Masino, who served three years with the company, sparked a storm of backlash with her attempts to modernize Cracker Barrel’s branding in 2025. The company’