 christmas in september  every year all of the federal departments experience christmas early when they determine how frugal they have been over the last fiscal year that rsquo s ldquo great news rdquo right well not really what it means is that they need to spend it before the end of september or they will lose it for an article on our federal government rsquo s annual september spending spree go online at  http wwwwashingtontimescom news 2014 oct 19 editorialblowingbillions  19  christmas september  