Front and center
"Does the American taxpayer 'foot the BILL' for the [12] hotel rooms in close proximity to the central SCIF?"
Occam here. Someone, likely Obama or, hell, Kissinger, had a SCIF set up to be accessed by chatty cabalistas at the wake*. I'm sure they enjoyed every moment spent discussing future plans.
*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S5UTbUSiLM
excellent!