About 1% of recipients of a pandemic-era pension rescue plan were deceased. Their applications were filed fraudulently. The improper payments were $127 million.
A Federal Drive interview didn't quite get locality pay right. Sharp-eyed readers wrote in to let me know about it! Here's some of the straight dope.
"If they actually have an ownership stake in the enterprise when you're going into work, it's your business, not the boss's business," James Hasik said.
"There are cybersecurity and privacy requirements that you have to meet, and that can sometimes be an issue," Brian Bothwell said.
"These are very complex cases that require special attention," Mark Searight said.
"The door is open now for any time there's an enforcement action for those businesses who were slapped by the agency to run to court," Brian Arnold said.
For what contractors should do to make the most of the time left, federal sales and marketing consultant Larry Allen joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
In today's Federal Newscast, the House may finally hold a floor vote on repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset.