600k is nothing, the government probably wastes more than that on a daily basis.
$100 is $100 and $600k is $600k. Trying to put it in relative terms to minimize the cost doesn't make any sense. It's still a waste.
$parent =~ s/daily/hourly/g;600000 * 24 * 365 = 5,256,000,000
5 billion wasted out of a 3.5 trillion budget would represent only 0.142% waste.