Lets federal employees earn bigger bonuses for finding government waste.
This bill would let federal employees earn bigger cash awards, up to $20,000, for pointing out wasteful government spending. It aims to save taxpayer money by encouraging workers to report unnecessary expenses to their agency's Chief Financial Officer, who would then act on these findings. Agencies would also need to publicly report on these cost-saving efforts.
Today, federal employees can get up to $10,000 for reporting fraud, waste, or mismanagement. If this bill passes, they could get up to $20,000 for identifying specific "wasteful expenses." Additionally, agencies would have new duties to act on these findings. They would also need to notify the President for potential budget cuts and publicly report on these cost-saving efforts.
HR 428 · 119th Congress · January 15, 2025 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 6/10
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