A number of federal employees who were mistakenly overpaid due to a glitch in a failed payroll software system owe the treasury a total of $559 million, say updated figures from the Department of Public Works, according to a report.
“As of October approximately 120,000 employees have an outstanding overpayment balance. The outstanding salary overpayments stand at approximately $559 million,” says a briefing note from the department, titled “Phoenix Salary Overpayments,” which was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter.
