An investigation by The Daily reveals that federal government agencies bought 1,002 ergonomic chairs from 2005 to 2011. All but 194 of them were Aerons. Uncle Sam spent at least $497,494 on the chairs during that period, at an average cost of more than $500 each. Among the evidence of the federal government’s unbridled enthusiasm for pricey chairs: – The State Department spent $128,036 on 235 Aerons in December 2009 to furnish its Bureau of Overseas Building Operations in Arlington, Va. – The Army dropped $82,925 on 194 Raynor Eurotech Ergohuman chairs in August 2007 for Fort Sam Houston in...