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Report: Feds pay $439 million in bonuses

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Our government may be in the red.

But that certainly did not stop it from reportedly shelling out closed at half billion dollars.

In -- awards and bonuses.

To federal workers and get this the numbers are actually down.

From the previous year when austerity restrictions went into full facts still sixteen government employees walked away with an extra 62000.

Dollars.

In their paychecks that's not bad that it -- Kelly is live in Washington.

With more on this doesn't -- we start here well.

-- mission was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Office of Personnel Management by the Asbury park press and it accesses a database it.

Virtually allows anybody to enter a federal worker's name and where they work.

Plug in that information and it reveals about 70% of federal worker salaries and any bonuses that they may have been awarded.

And there are some eye opening results you've just reported on some of them.

The federal government paid a remarkable 105 billion dollars in salaries and for example -- just take one state for example New Jersey.

The average of federal employee's salary in New Jersey 83000.

749.

Dollars many senior executives throughout the federal -- to make in excess of six figures.

The long held popular perception that federal workers give up high pay in exchange for job security.

Long bought in fact they get both job security and -- day.

If you work in the federal government you can retire at 56 and start collecting your pension.

After just a few years on the job federal employees get four weeks of paid vacation.

They get thirteen paid sick days and they get all ten federal holidays paid that's much better vacation time paid vacation time than most private sector workers get this isn't much of.

That surprise.

In addition the benefits and pensions that many government workers get are also better than many private sector workers Jenna -- get a response from the government unless.

We have heard at least from the Asbury Park Press Maura Mack a spokeswoman for the office of budget and management told the Asbury Park Press quoting now the administration eliminated bonuses for all political appointees directed agencies to adopt more rigorous personal management processes.

And set a cap to reduce spending on awards for career staff saving taxpayers an estimated 200 million dollars this year.

Alone and in addition the Office of Personnel Management says that.

It continues to improve its paper for pay for performance -- system so if that's any conflict.

Comfort for taxpayers out there.

Going and they got.

That after reporting on this story you're not gonna leave us for a government job are you.

Might be more worthwhile.

Thing you lose its CEO we -- -- -- not going anywhere dad nice try I -- -- in DC thank you very much.

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