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107731 1 (1978-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadybv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCU' IT RESUME 07731 - [C30481443 Federal Overtime Practices. October 26, 1978. 15 pp. Testimony before the House Committee cu Eost Office and Civil Service: Compensation and Employee Benefits Sukcommittee; by H. L. Krieger, Director, rederal Personnel and Compensation Div. Contact: Federal Personnel and Compensation Div. Organization Concerned: National Bighway Traffic Safety A4ministration; Drug Enforcement Idministration; Forest service; commission on Civil Rights. Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Compensation and Employee Benefits Subcommittee. Authority: Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978. In fiscal year 1977, the executive branch spent $1.5 billiun in overtihe pay* an increase cf $300 nillion over 1976. Overtime should generally be used to meet temporary needs during emergencies or for certain special projects which cannct be -ompleted during normal working hours. then a particular iLividual or group is working an inordina-e amount cf cvertime, it zay indicate that the staff is either not large *r'ugh or is not p, iorming efficiently. System weaknesses were iu ntified at four aqencies. At the National Righway Traffic Safety Administration, overtime authorizaticns were not alays properly approved azd contained alterations with DO indication that the changes had been approved. Time and attendance end payrcll processes did not have controls to assure that documents and data affecting 6mployees' pay were not lost or added zing processing. At the Drug Enforcement Administration, procedural weaknesses were identified which could permit erroneous cr fraudulent claims for overtime pal,. Overtime authrizations were nct properly or consistantly completed, and the payroll section did not check then before payment. At the Porest Service, false overtime hours were appareLtly added tc the time cards of several employees. In some iistances, a persoznel officer added false overtime hours to tne time cards for himself and for others. At the Civil Rights Coniission, certain system weaknesses permitted some esployei.s to be paid for overtime not worked. Better monitoring of the uae of overtime is zteded, and agency internal audit groups need to constantly monitor their payroll systems to ensure that internal contrcls are in ;lace and properly implemented. (RRS)

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