An imperialistic and insular culture

We discussed this topic earlier when the news first came out about how much money Former Smithsonian secretary Lawrence M. Small spent which created a situation where he did step down. Now that he is gone? An even deeper look has been made into some of his and his staff's spending in which this one paragraph? Sums up the blatant disregard for financial common sense:

The report, obtained yesterday by The Washington Post, concluded that Small "created an imperialistic and insular culture" that discouraged dissent, kept secrets and limited the flow of information to the Board of Regents, whose job it was to hire and oversee Small.

Also of interest is one of the excuses used to justify some of what Small got away with appears to not be true:

The report also found that Small's fundraising ability, which earlier had been used to justify his salary and housing allowance, was less effective than that of his predecessor, I. Michael Heyman, who raised more money his last year on the job than Small did in 2006. The report found that fundraising declined and business revenues dropped during Small's tenure, "making the Smithsonian more reliant on federal appropriations and grants."

It's not clear if there is anyway the Smithsonian can get any of the money wrongfully expended back...