Ernst Cracks Down on Bureaucrats Collecting Multiple Paychecks

WASHINGTON - Continuing her work to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is going after bureaucrats who are gaming the system by holding multiple taxpayer-funded government jobs at once without doing the work.

To shut down this blatant abuse, Ernst is introducing the Dismantling Double Dippers Act that requires a regular cross-check of federal employment rolls to catch bureaucrats who are cashing two paychecks.

"While hardworking Americans are pulling double shifts just to make ends meet, bureaucrats are pulling a fast one - double-dipping from the federal payroll without lifting a finger," said Ernst. "I'm exposing these double-dealing bureaucrats, so the American people are not stuck footing the bill."

She is also calling for a full review of the federal workforce, including a breakdown of who is working for every agency, where they're located, and whether any individuals are collecting paychecks from multiple government agencies.

Some examples Ernst exposed of bureaucrats moonlighting for other agencies or government contractors:

• A full-time Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) employee was being paid for two other full-time government contractor jobs, frequently billing taxpayers for more than 24 hours of work in a single day.
• A senior human resources official at the Peace Corps was also employed as a contractor for two other government agencies, double billing taxpayers for tens of thousands of dollars.
• An Office of Personnel Management (OPM) contractor, who also was employed full-time for the National Security Agency (NSA),was required to work on-site at both jobs, but wasn't showing up at either.

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